tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40276812836706651512024-03-27T16:55:09.939-07:00Adjusting The SailsWe cannot control the wind, but we can adjust our sails.Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5432125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-49348641106430879512023-08-26T08:27:00.000-07:002023-08-26T08:27:46.898-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> We've been 'busy' <g> relaxing at the beach house</p><p style="text-align: center;">since our arrival on Thursday afternoon. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5Ncq8GlGBPImRTEDWTRyfhTeIZidkSMFjDNL1RLfoFc-dktGDfRH193N1lIOLyuvPn1hN3yiSgnPOjW26UAJiQUgPQdXmLvEqDskxEIF8bNDqTROIqEBDtWa6aDQFRTWUQDTvVyW8XZRhxG983i8q8T_OHsCUCUDYdLlBeSkXYjPLOilj4QoI_EHJQOo/s640/IMG_4547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="640" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5Ncq8GlGBPImRTEDWTRyfhTeIZidkSMFjDNL1RLfoFc-dktGDfRH193N1lIOLyuvPn1hN3yiSgnPOjW26UAJiQUgPQdXmLvEqDskxEIF8bNDqTROIqEBDtWa6aDQFRTWUQDTvVyW8XZRhxG983i8q8T_OHsCUCUDYdLlBeSkXYjPLOilj4QoI_EHJQOo/w400-h321/IMG_4547.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKBPw_qTOvJqxF8VivKjM0l88RvDzEBVItE29qbXBgdADEz_zejMbz77xwAIAXhu7ttiVgRCQ8EX2K0Cewrx1C2Ons34D1BjyE4Lhvs-VOoQ-VBERixorYszVsfKG6JHmdHtFOso4M76bpc_PbKoC8yto-UJIGfk3XKKAkhEeoFueiM_tMzMD2a2jxaLR/s640/IMG_4535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKBPw_qTOvJqxF8VivKjM0l88RvDzEBVItE29qbXBgdADEz_zejMbz77xwAIAXhu7ttiVgRCQ8EX2K0Cewrx1C2Ons34D1BjyE4Lhvs-VOoQ-VBERixorYszVsfKG6JHmdHtFOso4M76bpc_PbKoC8yto-UJIGfk3XKKAkhEeoFueiM_tMzMD2a2jxaLR/w400-h300/IMG_4535.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">That night was our annual Crab Fest (when I "cooked") and it was delicious as always. Here's what my 'plate' of six crabs looked like at the end, and doesn't even show that I also pigged out on some shrimp, and corn-on-the-cob. At least I skipped dessert... <G> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmqiiyE41mqvuO1EK0kkiOXXZE6j59b8HZjqzWJTSC_QI5tE38U-qHxtTxSczsD4TsX44gmOAFupf6DNtFi15YtCJkDBMH1uyTqBcuZOOYxVkYOu5NFTCyonSIKz8-D1q_37dtwO0aRXqAEGarFoQstc0eWj-DFKMmTgH0_TRJu_oKRneSDHIDHlPlahH/s640/IMG_4526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="640" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmqiiyE41mqvuO1EK0kkiOXXZE6j59b8HZjqzWJTSC_QI5tE38U-qHxtTxSczsD4TsX44gmOAFupf6DNtFi15YtCJkDBMH1uyTqBcuZOOYxVkYOu5NFTCyonSIKz8-D1q_37dtwO0aRXqAEGarFoQstc0eWj-DFKMmTgH0_TRJu_oKRneSDHIDHlPlahH/w400-h323/IMG_4526.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Doing the dishes" afterwards is a breeze - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just roll up the butcher paper and underlying newspaper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KohR1t3LWx0d8DDVAiaY15k85b94nvzlHxc0sx7JCKFqYqxBoS0JjAe-rRXMts3_6tVabcCnkyw4pujl43Y9VFgWNmBzWu2jKWZC7BtfIUqEswFYP-y1VA0A-m6iaqFkUcRU6VokVHROqzfUOMcyBYrpAMvK1g41hRgjthBgEIJ1xIQF0jIe-PV-Hgq1/s173/fast%20and%20easy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="157" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KohR1t3LWx0d8DDVAiaY15k85b94nvzlHxc0sx7JCKFqYqxBoS0JjAe-rRXMts3_6tVabcCnkyw4pujl43Y9VFgWNmBzWu2jKWZC7BtfIUqEswFYP-y1VA0A-m6iaqFkUcRU6VokVHROqzfUOMcyBYrpAMvK1g41hRgjthBgEIJ1xIQF0jIe-PV-Hgq1/s1600/fast%20and%20easy.jpg" width="157" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday Richie acted as chef. For breakfast he whipped up a delicious tomato and cheese fritattta, and then for dinner he baked salmon which he served with saffron rice and a colorful salad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During the afternoon Sandy and I had taken Pippa for a walk in the park, where I admired the latest addition, a pollenator garden courtesy of the Ladies' Garden Club. While I didn't see any fliers taking advantage (wasn't much actually blooming, though each plant had a colorful photo and description of what it attracts) we did see quite a few flutter-bys on our walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkBZrHZBIy24jZc9PNRsaPueA2gICsQA5fNmPwIARBnICQxsueRiOz5MjlaBo1j5WTexozL3du_zPOU2Tu-8rViWCRyBU9U3O8wQDIMpBx06ouIGcwQJTIDOKGIeo7CvNmC3Pjc8D3-JVJ5sP2CFFtPqjv0upPibnPADTY5Cx1YuSiRSCLtTWeYYARDF4/s640/IMG_4528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkBZrHZBIy24jZc9PNRsaPueA2gICsQA5fNmPwIARBnICQxsueRiOz5MjlaBo1j5WTexozL3du_zPOU2Tu-8rViWCRyBU9U3O8wQDIMpBx06ouIGcwQJTIDOKGIeo7CvNmC3Pjc8D3-JVJ5sP2CFFtPqjv0upPibnPADTY5Cx1YuSiRSCLtTWeYYARDF4/w400-h300/IMG_4528.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We continued on, heading out to the point. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xhJ7L7CQp5POdFAdoU7SbJM2g4wTKbcXJv7tFNPp4mQgT6E-K6cgfpjhglgO1l8lzOBRiT1S2biZGjrDBFN--KRVNaIYOpORgEyO5AaYu_IrA4S-Y-eyhAVfvFTOIDS7lR3U_rJhMrboazwrH2CSn-o7MFr9zhI_wElI3dB2l1nMOX1IzEM7I_6Ksdrf/s640/IMG_4530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="640" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xhJ7L7CQp5POdFAdoU7SbJM2g4wTKbcXJv7tFNPp4mQgT6E-K6cgfpjhglgO1l8lzOBRiT1S2biZGjrDBFN--KRVNaIYOpORgEyO5AaYu_IrA4S-Y-eyhAVfvFTOIDS7lR3U_rJhMrboazwrH2CSn-o7MFr9zhI_wElI3dB2l1nMOX1IzEM7I_6Ksdrf/w400-h350/IMG_4530.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was very green and lush everywhere, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but if you looked closely there were other colors sprouting up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIomKuEDhECr-II17h0F4EbxElT3ILQx_ZrDQFHT2nqFnIBl1QileQiG7kx8U6YK_A5M2K8j7-9srohl9IG3ACJpYxnWVnwFZQ1gKoOVi1dDuNFwyTUm98TP442NNwE_T51d3OYkMZyp40i7WeSAbvC_FkZ-VXmdtDzfgl_7Jx24D8iq82ywau7O-8y8c/s640/IMG_4529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIomKuEDhECr-II17h0F4EbxElT3ILQx_ZrDQFHT2nqFnIBl1QileQiG7kx8U6YK_A5M2K8j7-9srohl9IG3ACJpYxnWVnwFZQ1gKoOVi1dDuNFwyTUm98TP442NNwE_T51d3OYkMZyp40i7WeSAbvC_FkZ-VXmdtDzfgl_7Jx24D8iq82ywau7O-8y8c/w300-h400/IMG_4529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday we strolled through the park, shopping at the weekend's farmers' market that included a number of craft booths. Pippa accompanied us, though she is definitely more interested in the people, who admire (and pet) her, than the dogs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_QrnJ_UThJBenEwY_OvFT4021yl_2OBljNvZ5JL9GyYqvHp67dzmPL2RdYi4RBPAeUGYAFfpSOEEzWnn1xBrawTNY-plTB-WC5tTsZf35l8TIE8GUirdirOutyn3KRTsb_HH2SGPqu5kge63yR2ftqvzBbS2pU3aTIfn11_fb62YBiBF_NaIx1u089bT/s580/IMG_4540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="580" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_QrnJ_UThJBenEwY_OvFT4021yl_2OBljNvZ5JL9GyYqvHp67dzmPL2RdYi4RBPAeUGYAFfpSOEEzWnn1xBrawTNY-plTB-WC5tTsZf35l8TIE8GUirdirOutyn3KRTsb_HH2SGPqu5kge63yR2ftqvzBbS2pU3aTIfn11_fb62YBiBF_NaIx1u089bT/w400-h304/IMG_4540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHZdL98wA57FzIekiCx5yw3rIsfaF4WrjrNAiWuHcpuf5s5NhowSWLOhTuFxXsPEz06SnG0WZddihhQsCp0XWbcJslFwhZ-mH6P_MCDhEV4_QFCNGo2sZKDUsvhCw0iiegLba5WC2skCR7qJg6JaI4PUctiliFOEzwoE2tgU--bvIvPU4G9t91W1KvgEa/s640/IMG_4543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHZdL98wA57FzIekiCx5yw3rIsfaF4WrjrNAiWuHcpuf5s5NhowSWLOhTuFxXsPEz06SnG0WZddihhQsCp0XWbcJslFwhZ-mH6P_MCDhEV4_QFCNGo2sZKDUsvhCw0iiegLba5WC2skCR7qJg6JaI4PUctiliFOEzwoE2tgU--bvIvPU4G9t91W1KvgEa/w400-h300/IMG_4543.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of the animal arts for sale centered on local fauna (crabs and sea birds abounded), though I did come across <i>this</i> Arizona native!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjG-yRxR37dzkkAghNUo9chdY4W3NbxpgAD6Ds3M9aVEHydGSXVp__Eqnlw3hM40xb02vg5eabGTSDMpKlwbipdU-2QFiOEjnVtNdzwnPIrx-7UYiB5OKOE00ZfiA8Dr905sgKiLX-8auda-4YJghem-wrHPxe2VB7GSIs2GrlNF0mzlyvsUxORy8byHj/s640/IMG_4538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjG-yRxR37dzkkAghNUo9chdY4W3NbxpgAD6Ds3M9aVEHydGSXVp__Eqnlw3hM40xb02vg5eabGTSDMpKlwbipdU-2QFiOEjnVtNdzwnPIrx-7UYiB5OKOE00ZfiA8Dr905sgKiLX-8auda-4YJghem-wrHPxe2VB7GSIs2GrlNF0mzlyvsUxORy8byHj/s320/IMG_4538.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And maybe one day Beach Therapy <i>will</i> be included!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6DouV1MqH4_qR4BvmBN7k_hy3xIXhAOymWpxmOraatJQM6fUbYoLNuH74nZ3K6mBN5EOWobG-5zuBoM7aYX0LGs3qX6K0M1MX1Sz7zxmx2Phw38ZMXKio5uq_6ifSbcb9Efw40iuy6P4lJ9a21gW6J6SvbHwCpruuCSvu5AazscS7FB5b1-zbXnkquzu/s640/IMG_4537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6DouV1MqH4_qR4BvmBN7k_hy3xIXhAOymWpxmOraatJQM6fUbYoLNuH74nZ3K6mBN5EOWobG-5zuBoM7aYX0LGs3qX6K0M1MX1Sz7zxmx2Phw38ZMXKio5uq_6ifSbcb9Efw40iuy6P4lJ9a21gW6J6SvbHwCpruuCSvu5AazscS7FB5b1-zbXnkquzu/s320/IMG_4537.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I enjoy personalized license plates, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this one parked alongside a booth made me smile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevPL8uvDAPZRFhH3eKFdZexAQaqC9dBP21_8ebPf4kdU2u-q1vkz8Ps6AVCvsEtBvy3rHFKNtu0GFNxUgDbDdiX2NeCLDbHVnnCp_X8-SwmAbw4kcL8XElTisQhf1h2fZ584kgI3R31nXiqZV0A36TlQf3_ISVtNH2EXbhZO4Wnu1UtUqw9CeHOQr1wiU/s640/IMG_4545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevPL8uvDAPZRFhH3eKFdZexAQaqC9dBP21_8ebPf4kdU2u-q1vkz8Ps6AVCvsEtBvy3rHFKNtu0GFNxUgDbDdiX2NeCLDbHVnnCp_X8-SwmAbw4kcL8XElTisQhf1h2fZ584kgI3R31nXiqZV0A36TlQf3_ISVtNH2EXbhZO4Wnu1UtUqw9CeHOQr1wiU/s320/IMG_4545.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-28724593206521411412023-08-23T20:04:00.005-07:002023-08-25T08:29:47.261-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I enjoyed an uneventful flight to Maryland last Thursday – got my
preferred seat, and (despite the announcement that the plane would be full) the
one empty seat on the plane turned out to be the middle one next to me.<span> </span>With help I was able to connect my wireless
earphones to my laptop, and watched a movie – at least the first part;
unfortunately my (fully charged) laptop ran out of juice before the movie
ended. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The weather that Andy & Sandy ‘arranged’ for my visit <g> has been delightful – not hot, and the humidity level isn’t even
noticeable. I will say that EVERYTHING is very green here.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fpcWTAR0FNCO2zJvLIzxAhqX6iO67Ie4q1Q0TD7heTiOpwWx0XZ14XDF89NGCHkei09_dvARRztNQTuwmFEQ57YpQqzyRyBCoGreZOTe8PvNjdXlC4vGLkS8w47mmT8dVVi2e_n33ZgYyywdD9x4yQC-u4siW1y6xxySajFmZ1lN1LegZVTl6CeP364p/s640/IMG_4441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="640" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fpcWTAR0FNCO2zJvLIzxAhqX6iO67Ie4q1Q0TD7heTiOpwWx0XZ14XDF89NGCHkei09_dvARRztNQTuwmFEQ57YpQqzyRyBCoGreZOTe8PvNjdXlC4vGLkS8w47mmT8dVVi2e_n33ZgYyywdD9x4yQC-u4siW1y6xxySajFmZ1lN1LegZVTl6CeP364p/w400-h295/IMG_4441.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4RyeQNqy3ugFp40He5pHBLoL1Tbn1hSo85waqc1UPIb0Q4tYGdq8jB9kuidPbwH2CvOPIMJRNzYgt1P3yIaz5YnO0dKfGoleyOc-WaWcw9NPyHIVFKSczg1KK0lPi8MchUCEDPbdr6F-_xF25x9hHYJEVDPc21-cphfdNfu5Ea2gCX2wAh3n997ZrukL/s640/IMG_4439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="640" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4RyeQNqy3ugFp40He5pHBLoL1Tbn1hSo85waqc1UPIb0Q4tYGdq8jB9kuidPbwH2CvOPIMJRNzYgt1P3yIaz5YnO0dKfGoleyOc-WaWcw9NPyHIVFKSczg1KK0lPi8MchUCEDPbdr6F-_xF25x9hHYJEVDPc21-cphfdNfu5Ea2gCX2wAh3n997ZrukL/w400-h296/IMG_4439.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gj5cj8V1bYH-cu1FDiEZWYQaxyVdFiBTbL0CoBZ6_JxbuUM4D99Jr6a0zhcVddnPDn48Bb_-9Q4sWgyPGDfHcsvMs8UfkjpVXdYYD0ExTyKONzKwfwWz_8tWEowk1XJ8etIfHZ16lpE0ZLZA4noyDdOtjwwAB8Sa_k-cM9c6I00FpF2_vXIztHKbe_gm/s640/IMG_4442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gj5cj8V1bYH-cu1FDiEZWYQaxyVdFiBTbL0CoBZ6_JxbuUM4D99Jr6a0zhcVddnPDn48Bb_-9Q4sWgyPGDfHcsvMs8UfkjpVXdYYD0ExTyKONzKwfwWz_8tWEowk1XJ8etIfHZ16lpE0ZLZA4noyDdOtjwwAB8Sa_k-cM9c6I00FpF2_vXIztHKbe_gm/w400-h300/IMG_4442.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="direction: rtl; text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Saturday was somewhat involved (Emily would
have been a great asset planning the D-Day invasion) but everything went off
without a hitch.<span> She needed </span>Ed away from the house in order to set up the surprise, so he started his morning
here, when we enjoyed a bagels/lox brunch with 4 of the kids.<span> </span>When he left to take Charlie and Harry
to<span> </span>rendezvous with a cousin, Maggie and
Greta stayed here until Aunt Rachel came by later to collect them</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitP6ILIJJtHKmZysI7IuEpRFnCP_7VpRgqrpYy5ZsnIGs8X7AQH6SCdTB4fXP4-yWpJ7Fh4IZsxdEey245xUmP3igxoopTLJLL8hfide9xeE2We1TTnPj_qstFvLnR3YNeRepOAUGh7boM-lqoTxC0RXIPa2j9g2L5qghYBOX_HKujUR5mi4CuU1HK2rqK/s640/IMG_4462.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitP6ILIJJtHKmZysI7IuEpRFnCP_7VpRgqrpYy5ZsnIGs8X7AQH6SCdTB4fXP4-yWpJ7Fh4IZsxdEey245xUmP3igxoopTLJLL8hfide9xeE2We1TTnPj_qstFvLnR3YNeRepOAUGh7boM-lqoTxC0RXIPa2j9g2L5qghYBOX_HKujUR5mi4CuU1HK2rqK/w300-h400/IMG_4462.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiWxtcY_CHs-aqDjPtN83PsAMaRJK7UczsO2JcnWzsfSDfeKY0Q7-jAveP1zOAYILOVUD6lAeSsu71YY5oauCE0-Bln7NnAPAoFbWEFiQSpbSKJCV9Os5DbLRcKcortCNkf5xvx6qe4J06c5QiLy9ZtGwjO4m8QN4IwQn-M9Fh_p9wAMwfldhCoPsrYmU/s640/IMG_4451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiWxtcY_CHs-aqDjPtN83PsAMaRJK7UczsO2JcnWzsfSDfeKY0Q7-jAveP1zOAYILOVUD6lAeSsu71YY5oauCE0-Bln7NnAPAoFbWEFiQSpbSKJCV9Os5DbLRcKcortCNkf5xvx6qe4J06c5QiLy9ZtGwjO4m8QN4IwQn-M9Fh_p9wAMwfldhCoPsrYmU/w400-h300/IMG_4451.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">And why take the stairs down to
watch a movie </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">when you can ride the elevator?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5JrDMmvhTRuGrAnkg4gu0rHtVh9KsHs00ekVO6LTzbyyjmeESDfyKlArS59wNTb0IkYaCuTrB6zKWFki4Dhb8vpW4c6aSXrL4-Ngt33RgC81-RDtpCC5VRcluzDfxp71LA170cWfBcoRhM4oHoHHac7oU67BYNeKjsL515DnJbRO_hWrJoia4calTQDm/s640/IMG_4458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="640" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5JrDMmvhTRuGrAnkg4gu0rHtVh9KsHs00ekVO6LTzbyyjmeESDfyKlArS59wNTb0IkYaCuTrB6zKWFki4Dhb8vpW4c6aSXrL4-Ngt33RgC81-RDtpCC5VRcluzDfxp71LA170cWfBcoRhM4oHoHHac7oU67BYNeKjsL515DnJbRO_hWrJoia4calTQDm/w400-h380/IMG_4458.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The boys dropped off Ed for his birthday
massage, and Emily picked him up later, ostensibly taking him out for a
birthday dinner at a surprise venue.<span>
</span>Meanwhile she had been busy </span></span><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">all</span></i></span><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> day, supervising the set up
of their backyard for the party, which had 120 invitees.<span> </span></span></span></p><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhHHlj883W4jGG0jSmgtU_4HQ1gNBYCus-hrJUiujdgMwmvkkNNVeC6BTH5abL_dizCEOp9KIenbdlTWuP9uZBmV-BS-Ulb_SBwFdBbQoVh_dTcSi5jGCgmS_vrSM4wzvilOxqx533Qyhr36jiFkN9LPKmZrPTqt788EdhUYPz4Q_LqG21qGQre6Jb1tW/s635/IMG_4475.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="635" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhHHlj883W4jGG0jSmgtU_4HQ1gNBYCus-hrJUiujdgMwmvkkNNVeC6BTH5abL_dizCEOp9KIenbdlTWuP9uZBmV-BS-Ulb_SBwFdBbQoVh_dTcSi5jGCgmS_vrSM4wzvilOxqx533Qyhr36jiFkN9LPKmZrPTqt788EdhUYPz4Q_LqG21qGQre6Jb1tW/w400-h173/IMG_4475.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There was a Grateful Dead tribute band,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3kqyV_NBHAXzwSz7VpIdmuIXjhzGgXk6o537J2FcHE_EVIdORj3bRctAeAs3obheDLkDEj5g7J6w51RkIXhtOq8cHckD5dDKfSLpVAxnpKMIu-q4N61K0uu3chAry9iOLSPwaCoYc6z_HHBh27BUMo2yLT7_9pamzSju47ohZTnpdfoT4AQIqyVj6h_R/s640/IMG_4477.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3kqyV_NBHAXzwSz7VpIdmuIXjhzGgXk6o537J2FcHE_EVIdORj3bRctAeAs3obheDLkDEj5g7J6w51RkIXhtOq8cHckD5dDKfSLpVAxnpKMIu-q4N61K0uu3chAry9iOLSPwaCoYc6z_HHBh27BUMo2yLT7_9pamzSju47ohZTnpdfoT4AQIqyVj6h_R/s320/IMG_4477.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">plenty of shaded seating for when it was time to
eat,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRlNa5SHJAsVVcHRuvzM9Omuw86YMiGYIeFxcY7fTX07RQpwZ_PjEwR40LrMqqsQhfR_rH5uh_LugpLFLZ56iQueGGmHWC5G_V5C_PQGSBYCgHgOmETEF0ywva6CIDXFd4Yv7JLFZkikRYdRkiK9QoUwTVWStFiWCHMbiwKc2WZ_VpXPXIUv4APc_HARP/s640/IMG_4480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRlNa5SHJAsVVcHRuvzM9Omuw86YMiGYIeFxcY7fTX07RQpwZ_PjEwR40LrMqqsQhfR_rH5uh_LugpLFLZ56iQueGGmHWC5G_V5C_PQGSBYCgHgOmETEF0ywva6CIDXFd4Yv7JLFZkikRYdRkiK9QoUwTVWStFiWCHMbiwKc2WZ_VpXPXIUv4APc_HARP/s320/IMG_4480.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">and a tie-dying station.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aMbDqCiHR836Dw_aWU2zLPQEcUVC-BZ9__KQw7ZY11WtRV4NijG6YtVzpzGBkMW4dztj-XBZXXD5alVvZa6jcn_ysGYolctxcw3Z7X7Sv5X2R4Ftkt5PJmNVd8Bg5uGODvOWKg5I6CizXiHdl4fb7Xt4N2Nu0cUNCSpB5p2v8j51wzv-Ro2-kZBPe1pE/s640/IMG_4483.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aMbDqCiHR836Dw_aWU2zLPQEcUVC-BZ9__KQw7ZY11WtRV4NijG6YtVzpzGBkMW4dztj-XBZXXD5alVvZa6jcn_ysGYolctxcw3Z7X7Sv5X2R4Ftkt5PJmNVd8Bg5uGODvOWKg5I6CizXiHdl4fb7Xt4N2Nu0cUNCSpB5p2v8j51wzv-Ro2-kZBPe1pE/s320/IMG_4483.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The face painter created a lot of lovely designs, </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VsvfT8EA7j3XxSU0IXiuPvxfOfhtxa56Z3GAwL1WmGVzbpzwFvY5ggu63lniehk8_RCY2DqipjOy1OR42EqyfSwlzUcPRapafhtq3fiuEUniNJVxhsQtJln2xrpfblubMLGA_IGZmErymIVm96we8gdq3tkqr_Ce60RGZAc8BOnTiMHc2LjLMFPzR6Cw/s640/IMG_4487.jpg" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VsvfT8EA7j3XxSU0IXiuPvxfOfhtxa56Z3GAwL1WmGVzbpzwFvY5ggu63lniehk8_RCY2DqipjOy1OR42EqyfSwlzUcPRapafhtq3fiuEUniNJVxhsQtJln2xrpfblubMLGA_IGZmErymIVm96we8gdq3tkqr_Ce60RGZAc8BOnTiMHc2LjLMFPzR6Cw/w300-h400/IMG_4487.jpg" width="300" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">though Harry’s wasn’t </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">the only artistry that frightened Greta.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3YaGjBQ2rQY7QmJQ2T9wsHFbcAw7dek7ySmH0FjyM6fAJJxBJH4PRyO5IfBzkkdHc1W3S6H0bcvBoi_RvEL1yFD2iHB7D0jALt_PC7iSxOP7Ktpqgh-5vptqzzgMVrVDixtDJLGpEDrxTGAh3HQ3mdMqXA00dzcbfm-WqzVWyK-6VBwoQv2Qrd-uMGxe/s640/IMG_4491.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="329" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3YaGjBQ2rQY7QmJQ2T9wsHFbcAw7dek7ySmH0FjyM6fAJJxBJH4PRyO5IfBzkkdHc1W3S6H0bcvBoi_RvEL1yFD2iHB7D0jALt_PC7iSxOP7Ktpqgh-5vptqzzgMVrVDixtDJLGpEDrxTGAh3HQ3mdMqXA00dzcbfm-WqzVWyK-6VBwoQv2Qrd-uMGxe/w238-h400/IMG_4491.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Their pool was a happening place most of the
day with so many kiddos there<span> </span>–</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvtncO1OQbPt10N6UghKCXTmi58cVhZvQi7KjpPMR10L52O6w0XDCktPtA154rrcQgfj_wCr_IVzYQv4BTj2lFm1uo22EaJVGesuxbaFpPahUZgg3CTl_7ek4aEbWYKOGvc6jkTmPB0elNHwHCF2fjO7AdJwJ_20e1Ly4k60oypkgvNmql4T0vi4o2ZLE/s640/IMG_4476.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvtncO1OQbPt10N6UghKCXTmi58cVhZvQi7KjpPMR10L52O6w0XDCktPtA154rrcQgfj_wCr_IVzYQv4BTj2lFm1uo22EaJVGesuxbaFpPahUZgg3CTl_7ek4aEbWYKOGvc6jkTmPB0elNHwHCF2fjO7AdJwJ_20e1Ly4k60oypkgvNmql4T0vi4o2ZLE/w400-h300/IMG_4476.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">and there were lifeguards on duty to take the pressure
off the parents.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The large yard had lots of activities from which to choose.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNUcUrJ5u6J6vjps-LumeXKx4D4Z4wf6_EzFsTM1xOTtQrF4VDOwfphhGrU4yCjRujzmEfSzrWOfuzgiWO4Ydcbl11Zl9MXmEE7xaE0QoQgBIoHIupzMaot5CC15kRMtgRgMiJCwekyWmRBdslez5JW_dIEeogQa31OnYeuwL_JqfUT06OCDJzT2Nw1H4/s640/IMG_4489.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="380" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNUcUrJ5u6J6vjps-LumeXKx4D4Z4wf6_EzFsTM1xOTtQrF4VDOwfphhGrU4yCjRujzmEfSzrWOfuzgiWO4Ydcbl11Zl9MXmEE7xaE0QoQgBIoHIupzMaot5CC15kRMtgRgMiJCwekyWmRBdslez5JW_dIEeogQa31OnYeuwL_JqfUT06OCDJzT2Nw1H4/w238-h400/IMG_4489.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Ed had no idea they were actually back at the
house (where the street was lined with all the guests’ cars) because she had
blindfolded him for the drive.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sunday was another bagel/lox brunch, with my
cousin Rachelle & Bob, and 101yo Uncle Allen.<span> (Wish I'd gotten a picture with him!) </span>He continues to do great: still 100% ‘all
there’, walks totally unaided (and faster than I do), and still practically breaks
a rib when he hugs me.<span> </span>Sadly his hearing
is bad, and now his eyesight has begun to fail.<span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Monday included a trip to the cemetery to visit
Mom & Dad.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tuesday we rode the Metro down to DC where
Rachelle, a docent at the Holocaust Museum, treated us to a private tour.<span> </span>Though I’ve been there numerous times it had
been a while, and of course it’s always a moving experience.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Today has been pretty laid back. While Andy taught his first class of the semester (he’s teaching </span></span><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Evidence</span></i></span><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> again at the law
school) Sandy and I zoomed <i>The Only Winner in War is Medicine</i> (from The Smithsonian) which we both found fascinating and thoroughly enjoyed.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiz1olZbsh1Y0PsoineaHtHJTfja_AyGmLqmYttndPUetAPAEyzGyeZB1hDFX0cfmrG-dv9XWBEwB02mGfU6Vfgkkufu50TOHyImIJpIvqYN1phb2g9s4u1rJOsDy4jdTgUKya9m-qSn4Qn1K7WdGEzapN1zFmDmx6wWmCg6COAXze-kSYcHuVj6QTUJW/s640/IMG_4520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="640" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiz1olZbsh1Y0PsoineaHtHJTfja_AyGmLqmYttndPUetAPAEyzGyeZB1hDFX0cfmrG-dv9XWBEwB02mGfU6Vfgkkufu50TOHyImIJpIvqYN1phb2g9s4u1rJOsDy4jdTgUKya9m-qSn4Qn1K7WdGEzapN1zFmDmx6wWmCg6COAXze-kSYcHuVj6QTUJW/w400-h146/IMG_4520.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span> </span>Tomorrow we’ll head to the
beach for more relaxing – and, of course, crabs!</span></span></p>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-10358483995045476292023-07-31T12:25:00.004-07:002023-07-31T12:34:05.282-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtU-ANgTLxKzei-yVjS1hmGwtpoZbZhGOWtHkWyYOgOFusGMM4ECb0deAAydQWEvdkbb3RejJon1lSlpg9IeFAm3du3zw51G5w1OeERvkDUv3bm70nEQgIRjYDEgKFWLXNDKvYnU7oMeScnrD1k9CB_yF_Mm2a4XsqIfRZ0fSJ2SziOeHUhwSQ9iGdW6F/s564/hot%20date.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtU-ANgTLxKzei-yVjS1hmGwtpoZbZhGOWtHkWyYOgOFusGMM4ECb0deAAydQWEvdkbb3RejJon1lSlpg9IeFAm3du3zw51G5w1OeERvkDUv3bm70nEQgIRjYDEgKFWLXNDKvYnU7oMeScnrD1k9CB_yF_Mm2a4XsqIfRZ0fSJ2SziOeHUhwSQ9iGdW6F/w200-h200/hot%20date.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> After more than 30 consecutive days with temps 110+ (and a record number of those hit 115 and above) we are cooling off <g> today; the predicted high will 'only' be 108. But by Wednesday we climb back into the Extreme Heat numbers. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzC3uG3Ar2jgYO5So6O_jmDWc4XSXFEpTnJhlTeKdHdtQBvfhtWEmAIclrMCJDRQ8kfZJJHAh8kPkbTTAGO7xyIU5ekT2Un6n7Ux7HPHdaD8QDbIofuS1RjH33kb3G-XfUk0T2YNyaceEixKx0RsR2LTUhOY7uwRGsEYncsaJzpMn1qT5csArd004xFac/s600/endless%20summer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="600" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzC3uG3Ar2jgYO5So6O_jmDWc4XSXFEpTnJhlTeKdHdtQBvfhtWEmAIclrMCJDRQ8kfZJJHAh8kPkbTTAGO7xyIU5ekT2Un6n7Ux7HPHdaD8QDbIofuS1RjH33kb3G-XfUk0T2YNyaceEixKx0RsR2LTUhOY7uwRGsEYncsaJzpMn1qT5csArd004xFac/w214-h120/endless%20summer.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I should have been at the hot springs in the mountains of Colorado these past couple of weeks, but sadly decided to cancel my annual trip due to concerns about my back/leg pain. At least I can brag that I survived July 2023 in Phoenix! And while we never did reach 120 here, we did make it to 119 several times.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyPbbKj_hXoD1bTJJVGfJL4Ot5q4RM6W3oMZ7ByfLkav7eBmZ-PgPqoTCkERAYk2cAI8IR6lptv5RW9MuxjPyzJV42_XZ4FOnZOMtLtmggZGEQAbpKVJq0iuSiopz2ajdfGLxN1DXwICIQmb5WwWAEHVuEok-yQd6xW_03DiwADivhAVQ81rYlXxbjQ6c/s960/Arizonans%20in%20Hell.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="960" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyPbbKj_hXoD1bTJJVGfJL4Ot5q4RM6W3oMZ7ByfLkav7eBmZ-PgPqoTCkERAYk2cAI8IR6lptv5RW9MuxjPyzJV42_XZ4FOnZOMtLtmggZGEQAbpKVJq0iuSiopz2ajdfGLxN1DXwICIQmb5WwWAEHVuEok-yQd6xW_03DiwADivhAVQ81rYlXxbjQ6c/w268-h203/Arizonans%20in%20Hell.jpg" width="268" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I filled up with gas this morning while it was still cool (that's recommended, has something to do with helping the air quality.) My odometer is just about to hit 100,000, which is usually when I get a new vehicle. But since I'm hardly putting on any miles these days, I've decided to hang onto this vehicle.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5ikIPaFx9ZReunOf5l1iMC7FlkDSkCpDrokNKlwnulhz89XeqwTfaNsC_VQyLjVEHTtoDFi5sPJiECWyAcWpMFoW7_wvX4rUlkvR2ST2f7b2e2vAn9QmuAvFGdXCVQ3jmfE0Q69oSQc7ae2HOHf55-KiJjo73_o51OT7s0kTN-QmDSHsvauys2-f4rc-/s640/odoometer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5ikIPaFx9ZReunOf5l1iMC7FlkDSkCpDrokNKlwnulhz89XeqwTfaNsC_VQyLjVEHTtoDFi5sPJiECWyAcWpMFoW7_wvX4rUlkvR2ST2f7b2e2vAn9QmuAvFGdXCVQ3jmfE0Q69oSQc7ae2HOHf55-KiJjo73_o51OT7s0kTN-QmDSHsvauys2-f4rc-/s320/odoometer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">While I was hibernating inside, hiding from July's blast, I did whip up a number of baby quilts for charity.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The colors are <i>really</i> off in this photo. The rail fence fabrics (not really bright enough for my liking) were in one of the scrap bags I was gifted, and both border fabrics came from my stash.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrNUU_sZTTxukR1som0DVCkTcqCWg13g23gxIau76dz_jMZBbP-FCDvPXL_QK7upBBmROvPa08PlIkbULoU2ocV678IinaGw6Ge9v6liANoEO2h_uKZiez9RkgjiFxQdrWUPbu384gLiPQ2mkENtielnboKW6NQhHWGPAvYcmDR_Fin6NdrSfs_OeapEj/s640/baby%20top%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrNUU_sZTTxukR1som0DVCkTcqCWg13g23gxIau76dz_jMZBbP-FCDvPXL_QK7upBBmROvPa08PlIkbULoU2ocV678IinaGw6Ge9v6liANoEO2h_uKZiez9RkgjiFxQdrWUPbu384gLiPQ2mkENtielnboKW6NQhHWGPAvYcmDR_Fin6NdrSfs_OeapEj/w300-h400/baby%20top%201.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also in one of the bags was a stack of already pieced 9-patches, though in "blah" fabrics. It was easy enough to rifle through my brights, cut squares to set between them, and voila - a much more colorful quilt emerged.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCTNakNdRyL1kOi6kl3DBzH613n6F56HnkmONqqhlLf1gT2SkowUfMv6kQdjfRxgYXFigHBTOtksf4duNDEvGpLdR-BuGzqVCl3gUbW8Ticcy7TUN87KELSbOwpeANQSclY_VM2AU2KEg0LpFQZykL0Nth7dw5_67fykV_mCmwWL52g8oRQ9SXc1lhhYn/s640/baby%20top%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="518" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCTNakNdRyL1kOi6kl3DBzH613n6F56HnkmONqqhlLf1gT2SkowUfMv6kQdjfRxgYXFigHBTOtksf4duNDEvGpLdR-BuGzqVCl3gUbW8Ticcy7TUN87KELSbOwpeANQSclY_VM2AU2KEg0LpFQZykL0Nth7dw5_67fykV_mCmwWL52g8oRQ9SXc1lhhYn/w324-h400/baby%20top%204.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Babies see black & white first. When I found some miscellaneous black/white/red blocks in one of the scrap bags, I added some of my ladybug fabrics. Because what kid doesn't like ladybugs?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-oXPz7RDLHV5-6GNTmqCPULpKxPEf4ZBV8wsK1Cf9cb8i0yDbnglxzB5uzMProdJrPw8bCL08T2izt-rgrIT0qqePfL0DIayx36Sc5tHfpb_eE_fnVnBxuTDTeBcTBupn5tBm1fWfj36y9oXv0GqrYEJD-BRuy9W_DYfWkKAS6-Qt9ylvKO-m6j5J__h/s640/baby%20top%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="567" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-oXPz7RDLHV5-6GNTmqCPULpKxPEf4ZBV8wsK1Cf9cb8i0yDbnglxzB5uzMProdJrPw8bCL08T2izt-rgrIT0qqePfL0DIayx36Sc5tHfpb_eE_fnVnBxuTDTeBcTBupn5tBm1fWfj36y9oXv0GqrYEJD-BRuy9W_DYfWkKAS6-Qt9ylvKO-m6j5J__h/w355-h400/baby%20top%203.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZT2kEWIFr4-4cHumL1kOmeQ8ihiAZBsTDrr8Y3ArSGwcB8v3lWqKyviLKSYxvE-F909YAeo_py2FABrK_f_1Vyvw_ak7q7idWQWrmkaLmNGB16xa4wqWu8kCaaJX1RvIr_Z_afXMklZ0ifSjpj-8WRutN4N9WncuD2NbDQae3-vF9FbRFcjT8OergqWRn/s640/baby%20top%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZT2kEWIFr4-4cHumL1kOmeQ8ihiAZBsTDrr8Y3ArSGwcB8v3lWqKyviLKSYxvE-F909YAeo_py2FABrK_f_1Vyvw_ak7q7idWQWrmkaLmNGB16xa4wqWu8kCaaJX1RvIr_Z_afXMklZ0ifSjpj-8WRutN4N9WncuD2NbDQae3-vF9FbRFcjT8OergqWRn/w300-h400/baby%20top%202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everything for this top came out out of my stash (and I still have more of the red and blue versions of the baby toys, which I used some years ago to make a couple of twin sized quilts.) I also have plenty more of the coordinating rust, blue, and tan fabrics, though I am running low on the brown border batik, which worked great to pull out the rust and blue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-mdCvOimfqC5EYaqN-OZSvtSRgticYvVnLYVD3gA-JYiod_TmrOZZ1kdajd0pHJlg8mcDull48lfdc27NEB1dKLT9nY-3pSom9KmJdrVYh8EeZVyjqta0zyAmwR56W9DKr0lqy9qjoVYfELa-dr7kUc2FUKJT1QrBtk0gJbAETd2QiexZQP8nk2Obj0U/s640/baby%20top%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="492" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-mdCvOimfqC5EYaqN-OZSvtSRgticYvVnLYVD3gA-JYiod_TmrOZZ1kdajd0pHJlg8mcDull48lfdc27NEB1dKLT9nY-3pSom9KmJdrVYh8EeZVyjqta0zyAmwR56W9DKr0lqy9qjoVYfELa-dr7kUc2FUKJT1QrBtk0gJbAETd2QiexZQP8nk2Obj0U/w308-h400/baby%20top%205.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used some of my leftover blocks and fabrics from Sammy's quilt to make these two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcJBtCspLW713MNd8JrbPze4ivL0957Y3dE6h4TE5TZ2-QhBT0NbhFlKGhqD5vWV9jm0obfY2f_wvBY652bBGgNhZBQhnFV-kidIcDCDPH8I4TYJ2KYzbcd4zryniEZV_Eav7h1bGqmfvUQ22tvcAXA_v2dG6RgVKW8lsCziR8Tm-hQQP8R5sTl_RhpTU/s640/baby%20top%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcJBtCspLW713MNd8JrbPze4ivL0957Y3dE6h4TE5TZ2-QhBT0NbhFlKGhqD5vWV9jm0obfY2f_wvBY652bBGgNhZBQhnFV-kidIcDCDPH8I4TYJ2KYzbcd4zryniEZV_Eav7h1bGqmfvUQ22tvcAXA_v2dG6RgVKW8lsCziR8Tm-hQQP8R5sTl_RhpTU/w300-h400/baby%20top%206.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZnhSNCJN5YFUApVvqqRObb_08CD4Ma09TPGwcQSXehllq5tQklJkPjWBSA8t3e7R4Hlmg1mrm0O6MEPGErpFB4srYn6NTFmTypW8hGvU6hv9GgRWgiQkVoBSe6I4S1YU8dXDVgHPIsPNK2hmRK9HxajtSBDxJG9EEdsQS_X2g04cDPksR_pn3nKuKbsl/s640/baby%20top%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZnhSNCJN5YFUApVvqqRObb_08CD4Ma09TPGwcQSXehllq5tQklJkPjWBSA8t3e7R4Hlmg1mrm0O6MEPGErpFB4srYn6NTFmTypW8hGvU6hv9GgRWgiQkVoBSe6I4S1YU8dXDVgHPIsPNK2hmRK9HxajtSBDxJG9EEdsQS_X2g04cDPksR_pn3nKuKbsl/w300-h400/baby%20top%207.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scraps from a cute cat panel were enough to create the center of this one, and after adding some paw prints and a bright border it turned out large enough for a baby. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvBnC5zy8hunrV9UXbwMht6nC-6CeCGCpHKfR5Iyuxx2aiof6ad0PKAN-iBwY7F0s668C2loq1dR-VIoOSgsvcT1kiCuZsy9z1yV99dJLoFav_clBH1lOBxejXV73SJss39rLnbiZ6TupKYL_OPVH1DDWGEjVt9sjFD_hMIE0Sf2m6kJmBNFgJb7i0IqP/s640/baby%20top%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvBnC5zy8hunrV9UXbwMht6nC-6CeCGCpHKfR5Iyuxx2aiof6ad0PKAN-iBwY7F0s668C2loq1dR-VIoOSgsvcT1kiCuZsy9z1yV99dJLoFav_clBH1lOBxejXV73SJss39rLnbiZ6TupKYL_OPVH1DDWGEjVt9sjFD_hMIE0Sf2m6kJmBNFgJb7i0IqP/w300-h400/baby%20top%208.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One remaining pinwheel was the 'inspiration' for this. Everything pulled from my stash, and the dark border is actually a deep purple; sadly the color is off in the photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vXW2HNoXQFPWyJcgQwTAtoUtxXrDS8jy7KepdxRT7VesbKSgMGobphLSVMbaUfn8KU6GRBL3NIUb6xrXXMUMcbsYlY9RIk5pt6hh0rTM5HiDpHLXvgc_oOlaZwZhMMDKaihjjlMTCnPlaCYsfEMEoVTPTc_p2taZZJP585B8CW6QnNNjt80EqZSuYbL_/s640/baby%20top%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="518" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vXW2HNoXQFPWyJcgQwTAtoUtxXrDS8jy7KepdxRT7VesbKSgMGobphLSVMbaUfn8KU6GRBL3NIUb6xrXXMUMcbsYlY9RIk5pt6hh0rTM5HiDpHLXvgc_oOlaZwZhMMDKaihjjlMTCnPlaCYsfEMEoVTPTc_p2taZZJP585B8CW6QnNNjt80EqZSuYbL_/w324-h400/baby%20top%209.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="wDYxhc NFQFxe viOShc LKPcQc" data-md="25" lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 8px; clear: none; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-top: 0px;"><div aria-level="3" class="HwtpBd gsrt PZPZlf kTOYnf" data-hveid="CBMQAA" data-ved="2ahUKEwik1se9zrmAAxVKPkQIHUUbCa0QtwcoAHoECBMQAA" role="heading" style="padding: 0px;"><div class="yxAsKe" style="color: #70757a;"></div></div></div><div class="wDYxhc" data-md="61" lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; clear: none; color: #202124; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><div aria-level="3" class="LGOjhe" data-attrid="wa:/description" data-hveid="CBQQAA" role="heading" style="font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn" face=""Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif" lang="en" style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px;"><span class="hgKElc" style="padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;">U.S. Dogs are special and there are oodles of national (and international) holidays to prove it. But unlike most of our doggy days, National Mutt Day, on July 31, focuses on the mixed breed dogs who sometimes get overlooked.</span></span></div><div aria-level="3" class="LGOjhe" data-attrid="wa:/description" data-hveid="CBQQAA" role="heading" style="font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;">The happy day back in 2019 that this mutt joined the family!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWCDdHyEXaAwFJt-XO9PMR8GoeNAFt32ZO-wkD1H0GwsynvhiSP-Fjz22YiNFyvTtbp85GPOz5O_tkLhLDUO5BAPdaZRwELpKD4nMBPiZ5ugmLhIaf8zizBtX6JVYs1w-fieBidMU5CZEbsLOKYJl4L0X3j1RWrK82DBchBBW4W1fSsmEjdgOqk-TR-aV/s1109/brownie%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1109" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWCDdHyEXaAwFJt-XO9PMR8GoeNAFt32ZO-wkD1H0GwsynvhiSP-Fjz22YiNFyvTtbp85GPOz5O_tkLhLDUO5BAPdaZRwELpKD4nMBPiZ5ugmLhIaf8zizBtX6JVYs1w-fieBidMU5CZEbsLOKYJl4L0X3j1RWrK82DBchBBW4W1fSsmEjdgOqk-TR-aV/s320/brownie%204.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Amazingly Brownie has still been sunbathing all month, despite 24-hour access to the air conditioned house via his dog door (that's his welcome mat at the bottom of the photo) plus plenty of shade on the porch <i>and</i> on the grass under the trees.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTHDas9UC2WHQyjMorksfPLY5LiwOIMRNTjEuttneOvG_j23fvhDfAgG7nm3ARg1dt8PSXQez58-PiflEkzu5xUFtIrETlQINKMUlO14RTd710-vNHO5QjKGONixw4h_DyDYC5MilYN7Mgzsl22hSZsal2sV9GWl3OspTAYsIowntqhT3048JAL065rQV/s640/Brownie%20sunbathing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTHDas9UC2WHQyjMorksfPLY5LiwOIMRNTjEuttneOvG_j23fvhDfAgG7nm3ARg1dt8PSXQez58-PiflEkzu5xUFtIrETlQINKMUlO14RTd710-vNHO5QjKGONixw4h_DyDYC5MilYN7Mgzsl22hSZsal2sV9GWl3OspTAYsIowntqhT3048JAL065rQV/s320/Brownie%20sunbathing.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">THIS was the air temperature <i>in the shade</i> on the porch as he was basking in the sun -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaG-0KvLq7-QXxVmUpQd2S2MsRiKX2utt7QdE-u-S0zNOUou1srbgdfeC6pUif6alp2oA8kI_RoF_unbnpmQdrQSZ0aDVGSQGHdquMQqHa5kxATAzhpMgEnrqaggbCMT06-BixTgCzu8N9uRO0icJeR1QKmWNjKK8JZTmqEnimHGKPqIbFa8FFAdMhNuCQ/s640/Browning%20sunbathing%20temp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaG-0KvLq7-QXxVmUpQd2S2MsRiKX2utt7QdE-u-S0zNOUou1srbgdfeC6pUif6alp2oA8kI_RoF_unbnpmQdrQSZ0aDVGSQGHdquMQqHa5kxATAzhpMgEnrqaggbCMT06-BixTgCzu8N9uRO0icJeR1QKmWNjKK8JZTmqEnimHGKPqIbFa8FFAdMhNuCQ/s320/Browning%20sunbathing%20temp.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and of course the cement is much hotter than the air. In fact the news has been full of stories about record numbers of patients in hospitals with third degree burns (!) after coming in contact with roads and sidewalks. This graphic is only goes up to 97 degrees, so obviously the concrete and asphalt numbers have been much higher this past month! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGM6iUCdG8CGT2GEhrQEFmWC3b2XNeF3OAO7C3St3YlBHBlrllfZCqudok62au4khNu1KQrD125Gpbc7mfxie-ZmN4MbEyTM7hZjXDo3d0JpNrNjCxpsGisQoAI4SBXhaRwOcDSJ5iz_VEhgR8YN1gMNwd0c90xH0q0jdT_ftGGX0IDaNo2ugIVcqo30x/s300/air%20vs%20road%20temperatures.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGM6iUCdG8CGT2GEhrQEFmWC3b2XNeF3OAO7C3St3YlBHBlrllfZCqudok62au4khNu1KQrD125Gpbc7mfxie-ZmN4MbEyTM7hZjXDo3d0JpNrNjCxpsGisQoAI4SBXhaRwOcDSJ5iz_VEhgR8YN1gMNwd0c90xH0q0jdT_ftGGX0IDaNo2ugIVcqo30x/s1600/air%20vs%20road%20temperatures.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And speaking of dogs - today is National Mutt Day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><div class="wDYxhc NFQFxe viOShc LKPcQc" data-md="25" lang="en-US" style="border-radius: 8px; clear: none; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div aria-level="3" class="HwtpBd gsrt PZPZlf kTOYnf" data-hveid="CBMQAA" data-ved="2ahUKEwik1se9zrmAAxVKPkQIHUUbCa0QtwcoAHoECBMQAA" role="heading" style="padding: 0px;"><div class="yxAsKe" style="color: #70757a;"></div></div></div><div class="wDYxhc" data-md="61" lang="en-US" style="clear: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-align: left;"><div aria-level="3" class="LGOjhe" data-attrid="wa:/description" data-hveid="CBQQAA" role="heading" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 20px;"><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn" face=""Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif" lang="en" style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px;"><span class="hgKElc" style="padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px;">U.S. Dogs are special and there are oodles of national (and international) holidays to prove it. But unlike most of our doggy days, National Mutt Day, on July 31, focuses on the mixed breed dogs who sometimes get overlooked.</span></span></div></div></div></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-66715745771776196032023-07-12T08:03:00.003-07:002023-07-12T08:03:21.632-07:00<p style="text-align: center;">After two miserable weeks my back/leg IS finally doing better, but there are still pain issues. So even though I had planned to blast off to Colorado this coming weekend for a couple of weeks at the hot springs, I've pretty much decided that's not going to happen this summer. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCk88IOJo8maU6cUBrhgccYQdulXeJrsL7mIICA74sWcIn_GTmwe2d7p_UEHJvP6KelzB3n6oQHU97qzwLkX5vi65u_HOEN6-ySezXaamWdXW9wIb7JjGkL5px-ru0zsG7D6toBuYFMy_s1EP1IkmAZOPni5svlBDYmUusFI090cnZAhBaWqcT27MWMMN/s472/i%20am%20disappointed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="472" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCk88IOJo8maU6cUBrhgccYQdulXeJrsL7mIICA74sWcIn_GTmwe2d7p_UEHJvP6KelzB3n6oQHU97qzwLkX5vi65u_HOEN6-ySezXaamWdXW9wIb7JjGkL5px-ru0zsG7D6toBuYFMy_s1EP1IkmAZOPni5svlBDYmUusFI090cnZAhBaWqcT27MWMMN/s320/i%20am%20disappointed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Instead I'll stay here 'enjoying' our record-breaking (and seemingly unending!) run of 110+ degree heat. As long as there are no issues with the electric grid we will be okay, just mostly staying inside under the A/C. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR4buxsDZKguE3JIk9L3Dxkus8S-mwkhjeBHXnBu-dnXEiBP4cvlUlEZmWhTVud2dPf43ixhX9jLjL0q4TeEouVtvefozWEeQwcoM6S0294Dk5fHFm67SNxkRhRVhLgDuZAnruwcjUr7DZJ0riG3NXeeXLOHckBzc_qnhYVCcjvjdRQNE5RvpBRAvxjhM/s641/shovel%20snow%20in%20heat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="641" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR4buxsDZKguE3JIk9L3Dxkus8S-mwkhjeBHXnBu-dnXEiBP4cvlUlEZmWhTVud2dPf43ixhX9jLjL0q4TeEouVtvefozWEeQwcoM6S0294Dk5fHFm67SNxkRhRVhLgDuZAnruwcjUr7DZJ0riG3NXeeXLOHckBzc_qnhYVCcjvjdRQNE5RvpBRAvxjhM/w211-h175/shovel%20snow%20in%20heat.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">It also meant that I skipped the Prescott Bluegrass Festival this year, which has always been a fun event. That would have been wonderful for another chance to hear Peter and The Sonoran Dogs play, as well as an escape the Valley's heat for the day, but it just wasn't in the cards this year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEKja1m4OfMuCQWMG13EInv5EEB83wy1EefI7tPPZqE2jEHwpRmW3IcE9mQez0pkp-QhkrBtFvz9HByb-WXcnz19TccM06nkHRWb4yAuMiuSDBqcRcttzte9Lrr3HAeV-vMFuV-xtwdcS-d9XF1SecNZg6eXV0RZvUYmkKobfA2g_NndgTnH72ZUhQQwz/s795/fiddle%20violin%20southern%20accent.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="795" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEKja1m4OfMuCQWMG13EInv5EEB83wy1EefI7tPPZqE2jEHwpRmW3IcE9mQez0pkp-QhkrBtFvz9HByb-WXcnz19TccM06nkHRWb4yAuMiuSDBqcRcttzte9Lrr3HAeV-vMFuV-xtwdcS-d9XF1SecNZg6eXV0RZvUYmkKobfA2g_NndgTnH72ZUhQQwz/w186-h114/fiddle%20violin%20southern%20accent.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I'm not the only one dealing with issues. One friend suffered a foot injury after falling off of her bike, but even worse is her hubby's on-going misery with shingles on his face and IN his eye! I keep hoping to hear that the various medical visits, including a stay in the hospital, are helping, but so far that has not been the case. Even the IV antibiotics haven't seemed to help. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1ZnRWPhkS7ZgqimCwVjxTTo_0rVNkioTNa79CCZ9qGI4UkqiBUaSkZYmjurs29EFwpGtaTn7Ra-AgzR5VKMKfKxJZ7xw0cZ14RrdHNvW2WjpAT4TtPUZqXgFp3WsJkk26cY5aLdUorEajkOkFgqXS0bbEzU2fnO324jfbAb-k2xK0cXrnw-pF0q_SKmq/s277/stab%20in%20the%20eye.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="277" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1ZnRWPhkS7ZgqimCwVjxTTo_0rVNkioTNa79CCZ9qGI4UkqiBUaSkZYmjurs29EFwpGtaTn7Ra-AgzR5VKMKfKxJZ7xw0cZ14RrdHNvW2WjpAT4TtPUZqXgFp3WsJkk26cY5aLdUorEajkOkFgqXS0bbEzU2fnO324jfbAb-k2xK0cXrnw-pF0q_SKmq/w204-h134/stab%20in%20the%20eye.png" width="204" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">While down for the count I did manage to go through the bags/boxes of scraps Jo passed along to me, and was very selective about what I kept. Which means I have another two large tubs-worth to pass along to Jessica. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTStjuiBjAbMR1bkS0g5pcIm8L4CArDvrJPaAtI01KPuY90pBQIfozNubZ6BuD6PYI8TmCUT9rgvrzwLlx11meHDCzRV9HkXjowXW85o6isQMF-n-er5oU7QB4gPtLZCOeJFtVuhbeGpLF33VSMflDgzkJ6uhX0tQJzOvdFSPN5PKUyT0knxCYuN6xqfP/s640/fabric%20gifted%20from%20JO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTStjuiBjAbMR1bkS0g5pcIm8L4CArDvrJPaAtI01KPuY90pBQIfozNubZ6BuD6PYI8TmCUT9rgvrzwLlx11meHDCzRV9HkXjowXW85o6isQMF-n-er5oU7QB4gPtLZCOeJFtVuhbeGpLF33VSMflDgzkJ6uhX0tQJzOvdFSPN5PKUyT0knxCYuN6xqfP/s320/fabric%20gifted%20from%20JO.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">And at Foothills today Marlys has yet more scraps for me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFP_-dvzbaU-9Ji06YoEFZ9bialmEMrnB8aYBQdEJuQoOljFeDMcdrcsjzAAVhFQLyg_CESyGW6qRoz6lSt8EkRT3jI3Z4qRpgws7N63ByoZOSgadgxzjRafGcHoG8xIM6bG9kiKVU0d0z8TC6Jg37aLtnzFUtKubrKcJQ2s6ypg5qnb2m3otpCVLXubo/s564/behind%20every%20quilter%20big%20pile%20of%20fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="564" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFP_-dvzbaU-9Ji06YoEFZ9bialmEMrnB8aYBQdEJuQoOljFeDMcdrcsjzAAVhFQLyg_CESyGW6qRoz6lSt8EkRT3jI3Z4qRpgws7N63ByoZOSgadgxzjRafGcHoG8xIM6bG9kiKVU0d0z8TC6Jg37aLtnzFUtKubrKcJQ2s6ypg5qnb2m3otpCVLXubo/s320/behind%20every%20quilter%20big%20pile%20of%20fabric.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the chiropractor yesterday I had some time to kill before meeting Karen for lunch at 11, when Sushi Love (across the street) opens. As always I arrived early, and he took me right away so I was actually out of there before my scheduled 10:00 appointment. With an hour to kill I decided to wander around the Brass Armadillo mall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This treadle sewing machine (which also had an electric foot pedal attached...) was only $195. While not quite as nice as the "new" one Wanda just got, it would make a nice additon to someone's collection. Will mention it at quilting today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb1knj92P7WFuOjtpNXTThItaoDjG9kNnXINMgGoTx50UakGuAC_hERuY0-pgVuExio7Pb1QOZKBwJI55igVlKfsbUkFxMr8c4-EDjiYG4hj_baFZZjpjKMsjIT9e5Fdf4_SILrP-oW1Phqy11Ebrr0MhfH87Q6sEvV2p-kORClUOMFYaQrrWPfnTvEAE/s640/tredle%20machine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb1knj92P7WFuOjtpNXTThItaoDjG9kNnXINMgGoTx50UakGuAC_hERuY0-pgVuExio7Pb1QOZKBwJI55igVlKfsbUkFxMr8c4-EDjiYG4hj_baFZZjpjKMsjIT9e5Fdf4_SILrP-oW1Phqy11Ebrr0MhfH87Q6sEvV2p-kORClUOMFYaQrrWPfnTvEAE/s320/tredle%20machine.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WHO KNEW there was a market for <i>these</i>? LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-adKNmLjsjsK8fHZ4hOhS1nWVehHwWt2Fbpfpwj1UUhzrNvllqPs6N8iErJaPfku5J3oqKc4aC2zUgobUYM_1RMWARoHirpa-uwTwlmG45qQ_KwANC6sS3bgtueGi6b_RwDe-3B5cqfj5GL1vmZw5_jiY5Wabm0bnB8Ea8MQZKzfK8tCcgK-ZBG61EDR/s640/tupperware%20lids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-adKNmLjsjsK8fHZ4hOhS1nWVehHwWt2Fbpfpwj1UUhzrNvllqPs6N8iErJaPfku5J3oqKc4aC2zUgobUYM_1RMWARoHirpa-uwTwlmG45qQ_KwANC6sS3bgtueGi6b_RwDe-3B5cqfj5GL1vmZw5_jiY5Wabm0bnB8Ea8MQZKzfK8tCcgK-ZBG61EDR/s320/tupperware%20lids.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sandy and Andy got crabs earlier this week, and I'm looking forward to a crab fest when I'm there visiting in August. So while this sign doesn't apply</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkGspVq248IuVkPPuAjmi_b-uDPYJy83r7IukPq9mDx1X0znrsvxedOCncxfEf1jGscGW6SHoigGZC8Vz78AGnR-XIrCycn9Z3okEc91ILjVPobmIRBypmCChLfQrzNc4FoWg7M2b8abhJbRLDOcdMNpy9s5v_lceJRdNO8yy-7ETzKUx07fdcXghMj2C/s636/no%20crabs%20allowed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="636" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkGspVq248IuVkPPuAjmi_b-uDPYJy83r7IukPq9mDx1X0znrsvxedOCncxfEf1jGscGW6SHoigGZC8Vz78AGnR-XIrCycn9Z3okEc91ILjVPobmIRBypmCChLfQrzNc4FoWg7M2b8abhJbRLDOcdMNpy9s5v_lceJRdNO8yy-7ETzKUx07fdcXghMj2C/s320/no%20crabs%20allowed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this one does!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUk10ueiXpMXxrUnMvE6KmANDBgJOzHEBvL84MQxFrGrmB3uy5O0mZqvroulN7WcTr6OPiBPdKROBaBrJ72r0o31DJ3BuRxQToUkHzjlMDokO4WMYsRlk10bSvMlSHUsF7RcPnNJBnr1MVozgajwcMi3HdNA4VYgGa9kxNvXIy8v1naFIY1okzlRiHp9f/s640/no%20crabby%20attitudes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUk10ueiXpMXxrUnMvE6KmANDBgJOzHEBvL84MQxFrGrmB3uy5O0mZqvroulN7WcTr6OPiBPdKROBaBrJ72r0o31DJ3BuRxQToUkHzjlMDokO4WMYsRlk10bSvMlSHUsF7RcPnNJBnr1MVozgajwcMi3HdNA4VYgGa9kxNvXIy8v1naFIY1okzlRiHp9f/s320/no%20crabby%20attitudes.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was keeping my eyes peeled for some more egg cartons, which I hadn't found on my last visit a year or so ago. The original two I'd sent to Texas were a hit. But shortly before it was time to head to lunch I scored big in one booth! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUBzLnqWYALGAFUXgHFYyJn2I3SdwMQ7c4dSbCT2u931Eq_6pEMTL3CWZbsswyAavjR8Cw3bU7mYBJ2d9yQDfzuOXVSOtkjfUtMqfar6-hqf2YPw6KoD80dnCbDThuvwIy7ADychfxPKjW-9nV-Zr18kXYx6D1AH-ucA0rASO71liuBhXcpbi5M7FAzDy/s464/egg%20cartons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="464" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUBzLnqWYALGAFUXgHFYyJn2I3SdwMQ7c4dSbCT2u931Eq_6pEMTL3CWZbsswyAavjR8Cw3bU7mYBJ2d9yQDfzuOXVSOtkjfUtMqfar6-hqf2YPw6KoD80dnCbDThuvwIy7ADychfxPKjW-9nV-Zr18kXYx6D1AH-ucA0rASO71liuBhXcpbi5M7FAzDy/s320/egg%20cartons.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SHH - Don't tell Marilyn!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwTll_-ZNeUw8G8f334aBPdJ7zRM7Echr3ltql96ABPEkc_yWOnaN8_amHRi978Txwj2OQDXo-Zs5h5y-_4p1jbcUuQX-3FCFbr49qRQC7zMTExZIB3wV1nxGP-f7_jt-UBCkRvEKlNplKGuK5aUBrdQz58LZh3TsgYh5f4x1BCYnB49YQ-yzTEq6b91e/s320/Shh!.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="320" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwTll_-ZNeUw8G8f334aBPdJ7zRM7Echr3ltql96ABPEkc_yWOnaN8_amHRi978Txwj2OQDXo-Zs5h5y-_4p1jbcUuQX-3FCFbr49qRQC7zMTExZIB3wV1nxGP-f7_jt-UBCkRvEKlNplKGuK5aUBrdQz58LZh3TsgYh5f4x1BCYnB49YQ-yzTEq6b91e/w168-h127/Shh!.png" width="168" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our favorite, Monkey Brains, came first; we'd ordered that right away and then perused the menu to see what new items to try that visit. They were was quickly devoured before I thought to document, but at least I remembered to snap a pic of our next two items before we decimated those platters. While both were good, we agreed that the Golden Las Vegas roll was the better of the two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtotmPUSuI8-PIP1VOXkcDQ95YkRgHQQ_cus2EttCAQ-8g8Lmr83Z3FmnVeTVsxQft1RD9i4991GUWOws7EGdNdafXW83L8BqybZzHH9UngoyjJWF9vsfyML4nJ-epNio8T7wrU8JAoJT62eqkh2XuDxeVAY0b_6lLDMinqRpzWsN7QIlTqPEPfbO5yThm/s472/sushi%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="472" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtotmPUSuI8-PIP1VOXkcDQ95YkRgHQQ_cus2EttCAQ-8g8Lmr83Z3FmnVeTVsxQft1RD9i4991GUWOws7EGdNdafXW83L8BqybZzHH9UngoyjJWF9vsfyML4nJ-epNio8T7wrU8JAoJT62eqkh2XuDxeVAY0b_6lLDMinqRpzWsN7QIlTqPEPfbO5yThm/s320/sushi%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom took care of irrigation yesterday in the late afternoon, and we had to do the gates on 35th Ave. for the first time in a while. So he had the 'fun' of pulling a drowned teen-age raccoon out of the trough gate. On the plus side at least we don't have to worry about alligators here in Phoenix!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wfaHwzDkNdSI-Zn76Bgql5r7uAdAa2qa9GC4KwzUW410p3aOiOuvcBijG5nwDvDOngrEPerts9-33xea8TCs2x9WTD9jJkK-eR5_hpjcRRxnN8lmdLncQVyh9MCGPTyKX8k9UVrpo__opLeDFSQl80WjaCEPOlLX8_7eOpds90Zoa00iE82y0a2VXwDR/s564/badass%20raccoon%20on%20aligator.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wfaHwzDkNdSI-Zn76Bgql5r7uAdAa2qa9GC4KwzUW410p3aOiOuvcBijG5nwDvDOngrEPerts9-33xea8TCs2x9WTD9jJkK-eR5_hpjcRRxnN8lmdLncQVyh9MCGPTyKX8k9UVrpo__opLeDFSQl80WjaCEPOlLX8_7eOpds90Zoa00iE82y0a2VXwDR/s320/badass%20raccoon%20on%20aligator.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Otherwise irrigation seemed to go well, though the west front yard (our most crucial area, but last on the flow) didn't get as much water as I would have liked; it didn't flow anywhere near the salvia. I'd hoped to get away with a little less watering, at least for a few days - but not happening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7LEzi3dNHrUIteL1q-lSWZ5IyZ-RE7U9LWOStavPm1BlEpOp22D-hW5n0Wk_9sG6z4lKJ7FhPk052vYdfa2WkxW1mEEpzYL3rUzJxG6kDrkBsUl5RW9grTUjGEzL96U13_Tg9o0hqLr_U9grHRevyUJAACz340ltA4janx9JfA6j9x3S_Ujldp67iQVG/s458/water%20with%20hose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7LEzi3dNHrUIteL1q-lSWZ5IyZ-RE7U9LWOStavPm1BlEpOp22D-hW5n0Wk_9sG6z4lKJ7FhPk052vYdfa2WkxW1mEEpzYL3rUzJxG6kDrkBsUl5RW9grTUjGEzL96U13_Tg9o0hqLr_U9grHRevyUJAACz340ltA4janx9JfA6j9x3S_Ujldp67iQVG/s320/water%20with%20hose.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After dinner Alex & Vic drove me (and Brownie) over to Mary's to deliver the table that Shelly had put out for bulk trash and I'd rescued. It turned out to be perfect for that windowed corner where Pablo's cage used to sit, and Mary was looking for something to use for some of her plants. Turns out she (and the cats) are loving it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA44qEmnshBNpUWrLwI9_VYrz5HHCyQNlPzoA0rU3eL8Uxs1doFuUUdHdOEPsJ0gQI6ImfnFuCii8JVI1TOzH139cwe1eMQ76iTF0qeb70yEvOXAy3PeK3xfsCJnBVdPUqhUkbnhwtE88P9PYFVq-KKCr71rxrgPqC3YkAA5uaL_JqdrKbaim62bz8M7tp/s324/reduce%20reuse%20recycle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="324" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA44qEmnshBNpUWrLwI9_VYrz5HHCyQNlPzoA0rU3eL8Uxs1doFuUUdHdOEPsJ0gQI6ImfnFuCii8JVI1TOzH139cwe1eMQ76iTF0qeb70yEvOXAy3PeK3xfsCJnBVdPUqhUkbnhwtE88P9PYFVq-KKCr71rxrgPqC3YkAA5uaL_JqdrKbaim62bz8M7tp/w170-h170/reduce%20reuse%20recycle.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That evening I delivered a check for Alex (his attempt to get a money order didn't work out) and got to see one of the newly hatched baby quail (so tiny and so cute!) I'd heard about. It had gotten disoriented and run the wrong way into the grass when Alex and Vic, unaware of the family's presence when they'd gotten home from delivering the table, accidentally disturbed them when they got home. Luckily a search eventually found the quail family and the baby was safely returned to the bosom of its family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLFWmCOmfkoDve2lHxVfmHCxneZkY2mS5GN6PoecG_UAarfToHVdQWs9zBi1teez9mb897sKdASAJYWa1_g8hSv6wtjl6A3pP0hqjfPIiMFJ6r8BysXbQx-mzPp8_wrTqMX1HSDQtucnUkg-ovDIAHnmV51Wqj7tejJy_Tq5NL5f9msNZM6vuY-skXBJS/s275/family%20reunion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLFWmCOmfkoDve2lHxVfmHCxneZkY2mS5GN6PoecG_UAarfToHVdQWs9zBi1teez9mb897sKdASAJYWa1_g8hSv6wtjl6A3pP0hqjfPIiMFJ6r8BysXbQx-mzPp8_wrTqMX1HSDQtucnUkg-ovDIAHnmV51Wqj7tejJy_Tq5NL5f9msNZM6vuY-skXBJS/w232-h154/family%20reunion.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had trouble falling asleep last night (WHY?) and was still awake after midnight, when I finally took something to help. Then I woke around 5, so who knows how I'll do today. But now time to have breakfast and think about getting ready for Foothills, so no time to go back and proofread!</div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-9772313761242467712023-06-22T09:21:00.000-07:002023-06-22T09:21:05.051-07:00<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;">Estera and 6 kids (baby Samuel stayed home) came over to swim Tuesday. They all had fun, though I couldn't really relax, consantly counting heads. Mostly I was worried about twins Michael and Hannah, the true non-swimmers in the bunch. On the plus side, it was extremely gratifying that Tommy and Annalise (the ones I've been tutoring) wanted to do some reading with me.</p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;">Here's the baby quilt I made for Samuel this past winter:</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5r15dPzdet7YtvFZTqtgpNkP6XjIrm8c3Qimh7Ud1NTlGY1BNERfPZdKfbLdsWp78N9RrZ1p6_vOXpBSh6pHiEKieCd2C-PUDMMisSb0YxPUg7MrZXNTdgMdoTT0hJm89Xt_qPH6OIKcXIVldQYdb6PR-cR_so3IQ40ERIqkp9iRwwbnPqBvvf4OSTBc/s640/Samuel's%20quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5r15dPzdet7YtvFZTqtgpNkP6XjIrm8c3Qimh7Ud1NTlGY1BNERfPZdKfbLdsWp78N9RrZ1p6_vOXpBSh6pHiEKieCd2C-PUDMMisSb0YxPUg7MrZXNTdgMdoTT0hJm89Xt_qPH6OIKcXIVldQYdb6PR-cR_so3IQ40ERIqkp9iRwwbnPqBvvf4OSTBc/w300-h400/Samuel's%20quilt.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtgDM7l6xomQrNhYte1zVxyOmMeEsZWhnCLCWqi8r81O7RHGZ2YB63GxcK9Z9IslUt8O9XjeZRXRu6QyaoDiLfMEKKNvSqyjmQ2uEpMIwh7WtkZJX0NZn3LVMKGoY0FJZG8SZ0Nx8r0jci6Y9MMobbre4z_f2_Aiego48cBevX2Mr-rO38CVNcdcKXP6l/s640/Sammy%20on%20quilt%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtgDM7l6xomQrNhYte1zVxyOmMeEsZWhnCLCWqi8r81O7RHGZ2YB63GxcK9Z9IslUt8O9XjeZRXRu6QyaoDiLfMEKKNvSqyjmQ2uEpMIwh7WtkZJX0NZn3LVMKGoY0FJZG8SZ0Nx8r0jci6Y9MMobbre4z_f2_Aiego48cBevX2Mr-rO38CVNcdcKXP6l/w300-h400/Sammy%20on%20quilt%201.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;">My hip pain is actually emanating from my glute, and <sigh> yesterday I aggravated it again. It was <i>trying</i> to be better, but moving some of my scrap boxes to get at the one on the bottom (why is the color I need <i>always</i> on the bottom of the sstack? turned out not to be such a good idea; the pain radiates all the way down my leg, almost to my ankle.</p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEili88ea_Jhxzyow4cMBiK-7VE5MQTu7JMuQlesFIJJJzmREI6dTwhE1N69ht_GgPOsMth-3nH-g6XGyVqbdl3z3gWrSo3MvXokbSnTmTS95TmOBk4s0F04QkENZptpgQ1YfEc6PfgS3rgw2qMTeeEaVhp62hpf1Ag4INxwsEapdv8SuBzyusVzHRgq7QIR/s622/bad%20idea.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="381" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEili88ea_Jhxzyow4cMBiK-7VE5MQTu7JMuQlesFIJJJzmREI6dTwhE1N69ht_GgPOsMth-3nH-g6XGyVqbdl3z3gWrSo3MvXokbSnTmTS95TmOBk4s0F04QkENZptpgQ1YfEc6PfgS3rgw2qMTeeEaVhp62hpf1Ag4INxwsEapdv8SuBzyusVzHRgq7QIR/w123-h200/bad%20idea.jpg" width="123" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;">No position is comfortable, and while the heating pad definitely helps<span style="text-align: left;"> </span>that's not really something I like to use these days...</p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2jq6nLAFh5Cqd8y1MlKzkWOJPApGg1NDnGDlbtANbM9gmVAznlkZdFhwBJYxKi_23-ck2b-LdpJrVNgumbn-Zt6AxK9gY045t9NKqicYYYRonDfzrF8OHuDy4J4Ji05Y5GTEVYGuSxt6Wc0ZEl3byZ9OHEwjmj84gpaU1PbIPiqhOtGsn0j7S0uHA2Ri/s720/woman%20fan%20summer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2jq6nLAFh5Cqd8y1MlKzkWOJPApGg1NDnGDlbtANbM9gmVAznlkZdFhwBJYxKi_23-ck2b-LdpJrVNgumbn-Zt6AxK9gY045t9NKqicYYYRonDfzrF8OHuDy4J4Ji05Y5GTEVYGuSxt6Wc0ZEl3byZ9OHEwjmj84gpaU1PbIPiqhOtGsn0j7S0uHA2Ri/s320/woman%20fan%20summer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've still been taking a morning soak in the hot tub (though I lowered the heat yet another degree) and enjoying the jet massage. On the down side, my view includes all the overgrown greenery I'd been planning to trim. But naturally all yardwork is currently on hiatus, until my glute straightens up and flies right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2bO8HPfdVdF0-0b_5Sin3LWMSFkMxdB8UdKVr0nQYAq5x5_AvBGTw6_cFwNbVIq8J7roxzdtCDFpO_CIltDuR-IYPLOJVfJT3maOmVUuw_jxUdrYZNQR3VroMLJnbf2D00ckGliwC21lnxgb3XmlifWcRzYFJlvBlP0I_VEG9e_dnNSz7PlvCl19UF3S/s685/plans%20up%20in%20the%20air.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="685" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2bO8HPfdVdF0-0b_5Sin3LWMSFkMxdB8UdKVr0nQYAq5x5_AvBGTw6_cFwNbVIq8J7roxzdtCDFpO_CIltDuR-IYPLOJVfJT3maOmVUuw_jxUdrYZNQR3VroMLJnbf2D00ckGliwC21lnxgb3XmlifWcRzYFJlvBlP0I_VEG9e_dnNSz7PlvCl19UF3S/s320/plans%20up%20in%20the%20air.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did cancel this morning's gym session, but am hoping to be back at it on Monday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGR8yzWwYCqsn5Bfd8qngzd_2DWTNTQdh3ca00rybhn8MtvZkkITx_wiknQw2g6m8A9qsmtwDRg6HyMZc_XIUOvvdX8vexmU0dsyAB225RDvVTFw3AXx4aCpLIvMsifMKv3TlyPrbYaU8Gxfxy0El9CzMLiMPrJT-bGf8duyHnun6Cu5_JPgraoahrXAj/s424/back%20to%20the%20gym%20workout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="424" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGR8yzWwYCqsn5Bfd8qngzd_2DWTNTQdh3ca00rybhn8MtvZkkITx_wiknQw2g6m8A9qsmtwDRg6HyMZc_XIUOvvdX8vexmU0dsyAB225RDvVTFw3AXx4aCpLIvMsifMKv3TlyPrbYaU8Gxfxy0El9CzMLiMPrJT-bGf8duyHnun6Cu5_JPgraoahrXAj/w205-h112/back%20to%20the%20gym%20workout.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mary and I made a trip to TOQS yesterday so she could find fabrics to go with the panel Brett brought back from Scotland for her. It's <i>quite</i> a strange panel (she just rolled her eyes at it) with weird colors that I couldn't match here at the house, and it wasn't easy even at the quilt store. But we managed to find some fabrics that will work, and also got some ideas about how to set the four squares.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TO_D0G0HktowdYn3MW7IN2hy9gUJjhQ0cMjIhtuN-jlQQhR3jgGEEMsJL83pFxZ2lnSmKAJoj4pfgvst893iXiYV2zu4m4OLVjKK0PjPTLfvuzZft7xq73A7zlsVMmAF1SKA_0yzjzp3bdKAvkUeHAo9vQ3KGHnEILIuluMPS0lwMWtu_Lacbt3a4kih/s640/Panel%20idea%20TOQS%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TO_D0G0HktowdYn3MW7IN2hy9gUJjhQ0cMjIhtuN-jlQQhR3jgGEEMsJL83pFxZ2lnSmKAJoj4pfgvst893iXiYV2zu4m4OLVjKK0PjPTLfvuzZft7xq73A7zlsVMmAF1SKA_0yzjzp3bdKAvkUeHAo9vQ3KGHnEILIuluMPS0lwMWtu_Lacbt3a4kih/w289-h386/Panel%20idea%20TOQS%201.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNoM0w8FcddpD5HeWxm_oWmNJz-t3Mt97X0hb-L_PH-j7-dTHQbGHt-wxNiB-WFx7ZGVpZ3GTR8b-J7McacND8d3GeAxISwfN4YtN3ds58xvVPg115eZdwhNzB67uIkeX74u40eKh4Ewgk8MeRmW1qsutHHDvNLZpkr-VsxphXZsGcSP-LS1J945-ArFPl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="486" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNoM0w8FcddpD5HeWxm_oWmNJz-t3Mt97X0hb-L_PH-j7-dTHQbGHt-wxNiB-WFx7ZGVpZ3GTR8b-J7McacND8d3GeAxISwfN4YtN3ds58xvVPg115eZdwhNzB67uIkeX74u40eKh4Ewgk8MeRmW1qsutHHDvNLZpkr-VsxphXZsGcSP-LS1J945-ArFPl=w278-h342" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found some Michael Miller watercolor fabric (extra-wide) that'll be perfect for the Open Options top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVGTD-oqrmlNu-wP8EtUvwdAolViRep7QDskrW_rJqyjY3FLm5yNRdYwBPJpl6YwbrnM4jgIj3ECLeN3D-0tiYyhr2CFg3U84gjzX7gXf2CSvbEHwo3UEt247RXpLTDLqehyfbMsq0QpPZssVQNsfT4pMwEImYKSAQDTVjpXgoj1YeSJm7pMX2_ioqTfe/s635/Michael%20Miller%20watercolor%20fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="635" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVGTD-oqrmlNu-wP8EtUvwdAolViRep7QDskrW_rJqyjY3FLm5yNRdYwBPJpl6YwbrnM4jgIj3ECLeN3D-0tiYyhr2CFg3U84gjzX7gXf2CSvbEHwo3UEt247RXpLTDLqehyfbMsq0QpPZssVQNsfT4pMwEImYKSAQDTVjpXgoj1YeSJm7pMX2_ioqTfe/w400-h288/Michael%20Miller%20watercolor%20fabric.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I'm waiting to hear back from Monica </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to find out if she can get it quilted before my August 2 "class". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XgcVUJM1jfY82dVOvYuic1YT9er1U2OGa-TnDPVZmBaKng7aKofuTYaTjORzAn1ueNR4sILmGiwysks9RZvoJEbCaPiulBJQS5-eThgJYP0OrdalouBiKJ4OPlbeN3QXl3iYLOYd_1O5qPUI_jGiILrbm8SLm1MsF7NoVA9FBLfv92xvnTNlSwEvDA9j/s768/waiting%20to%20hear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="486" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XgcVUJM1jfY82dVOvYuic1YT9er1U2OGa-TnDPVZmBaKng7aKofuTYaTjORzAn1ueNR4sILmGiwysks9RZvoJEbCaPiulBJQS5-eThgJYP0OrdalouBiKJ4OPlbeN3QXl3iYLOYd_1O5qPUI_jGiILrbm8SLm1MsF7NoVA9FBLfv92xvnTNlSwEvDA9j/s320/waiting%20to%20hear.jpg" width="203" /></a></div></div></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-10447058371104501192023-06-20T10:00:00.000-07:002023-06-20T10:00:15.143-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> This past Saturday was a trip to Prescott for another quilt show. When Jan and I were on the way to pick up Wanda I'd checked my car's address book and was relieved to find that Sharon was still in there. She lives north (Jomax and I-17) and since we would be collecting her last I hit cancel for that route. However a polite British voice was not happy with us heading to Wanda's, and valiantly kept trying to reroute us, I assumed to Sharon's. We were virtually at Sharon's when he got annoyed with me, basically repeating something to the effect of, "Get with the program! Get with the program! Get with the program!" </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8g98-koy40_2dwqDnC9T3yqz-qaEBy-Qy5DzMgx7bKeAyP5p94-7Vf_AcZ6mdlu7ybRoAZGtItGBXPMbDISpG0eaMkhqRir5tp6dyunr74YkdFsEGkg08SHWlWXNmFLGYqp3h-sxXNHjJPUqMhHBzTzTzEsJI5nSRbBLkddCfmToW14qz19fvglr4cUdD/s259/get%20with%20the%20program.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8g98-koy40_2dwqDnC9T3yqz-qaEBy-Qy5DzMgx7bKeAyP5p94-7Vf_AcZ6mdlu7ybRoAZGtItGBXPMbDISpG0eaMkhqRir5tp6dyunr74YkdFsEGkg08SHWlWXNmFLGYqp3h-sxXNHjJPUqMhHBzTzTzEsJI5nSRbBLkddCfmToW14qz19fvglr4cUdD/w214-h161/get%20with%20the%20program.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">It was at that point that I finally realized it was coming from my<i> phone</i> (I'd looked up the Prescott High School on the map app that morning.) Since that was the first time I'd gotten that app to speak to me (long story this past winter, trying again and again on various trips) it actually wasn't <i>that</i> surprising that I'd assumed it was the car, which always spoke to me. Still, I did feel somewhat foolish, though we all got quite a laugh out of it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsbvTfAIQ__6cJktaBR0r9zr-YTcG6JYIxklkFz3W6XElzbmSSSswa8JnhWOzY34A_prJjuOPjgFVxP_I27Ti5r_gJSGYtaoNKMUswIR4XlwvljDUCyPX4dqdHL9TiiXbFYPKfBnBT7vBHh6Cv4hJEXuL2XP1lmtawZn9qSaCjio5lcXh1mKKXSpJJ64y/s490/feel%20foolish.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="374" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsbvTfAIQ__6cJktaBR0r9zr-YTcG6JYIxklkFz3W6XElzbmSSSswa8JnhWOzY34A_prJjuOPjgFVxP_I27Ti5r_gJSGYtaoNKMUswIR4XlwvljDUCyPX4dqdHL9TiiXbFYPKfBnBT7vBHh6Cv4hJEXuL2XP1lmtawZn9qSaCjio5lcXh1mKKXSpJJ64y/w152-h199/feel%20foolish.png" width="152" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Other than that it was a reasonably uneventful drive to the show (after a <i>much</i> shorter pee/milkshake stop at a McDonald's than the previous Saturday) though of course there were the usual idiots on the highway trying their best to cause an accident. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I was stopped behind this NEG IQ driver at a light last week, and wondered why anyone would want to flaunt their stupidity...</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ilDITeEDanG-erz6fDVWp5X_7e0KUi3U5a0Kc6wVP16GJrXwLP9KBsRVrc_Ir_KB_yKh88QDUIUs-tKlOp_fZiryJu8EKooVC86e0amPEDxg69MpmQQOgEIETtXc64rcR6tIBgGew-S2dIoxYSEHnPFjVTN8N81AeG_nJt2W-ELNFft6o9H2Y71GitWe/s536/license%20plate%20NEG%20IQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="478" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ilDITeEDanG-erz6fDVWp5X_7e0KUi3U5a0Kc6wVP16GJrXwLP9KBsRVrc_Ir_KB_yKh88QDUIUs-tKlOp_fZiryJu8EKooVC86e0amPEDxg69MpmQQOgEIETtXc64rcR6tIBgGew-S2dIoxYSEHnPFjVTN8N81AeG_nJt2W-ELNFft6o9H2Y71GitWe/s320/license%20plate%20NEG%20IQ.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Following our voice instructions we actually took a 'detour' before we got to Prescott Valley, bypassing all the traffic/stoplights and arriving at the high school via a route totally unknown to us. Everyone enjoyed the show (Jan even won a door prize within a couple of minutes of us arriving) and of course I took LOTS of photos. If I could have brought one home with me it'd wouldn't been difficult to choose between these two.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIjNfQcSFlmPzWGlJd_fzNUWn4j96dE4AWb7m--APTE8KJS0IsTJTdAdhk1EKHU6kvQZc0pX75inG9zttuKkTW0fmqLCmG1wGRNTF62B44tW-jl6FumDr-ePCSNcitlMf_kZa69qNQcXqSQOtlCYfqXmR6TNZGiiSZF15T0fdZxIFyh1-YUERrAg3YyBY/s640/IMG_4155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIjNfQcSFlmPzWGlJd_fzNUWn4j96dE4AWb7m--APTE8KJS0IsTJTdAdhk1EKHU6kvQZc0pX75inG9zttuKkTW0fmqLCmG1wGRNTF62B44tW-jl6FumDr-ePCSNcitlMf_kZa69qNQcXqSQOtlCYfqXmR6TNZGiiSZF15T0fdZxIFyh1-YUERrAg3YyBY/w480-h640/IMG_4155.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtoNP_t6up6QR1JBniqxI_7HXWag57vn9td-ezHv4WaZ3x6khuxLs7MAGu-Sc8vIKxV_LQZY_gsUuGTwkWlSPCkcZam98lYx0vOHkFifF1zMkWPv5Ds2aR9BRvV2-RuNM_u0lkrS_bMv5PijItA6SdxyTmtz3XwK8uIXXlAtDjhXahQ5k-5dCyKRb04nd/s640/IMG_4160.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtoNP_t6up6QR1JBniqxI_7HXWag57vn9td-ezHv4WaZ3x6khuxLs7MAGu-Sc8vIKxV_LQZY_gsUuGTwkWlSPCkcZam98lYx0vOHkFifF1zMkWPv5Ds2aR9BRvV2-RuNM_u0lkrS_bMv5PijItA6SdxyTmtz3XwK8uIXXlAtDjhXahQ5k-5dCyKRb04nd/w480-h640/IMG_4160.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are just a couple of their "<i>Bloom Where You Are Planted</i>" Challenge quilts on display. Though I really admired them they will not be happening at my house. <g> However Sharon should be getting the pattern, and I know hers will turn out lovely!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GsleTb_NGA8tVZBE4ledUFMAjQETbRjy1IbfIGNbSEpeQn93MINIu_3XuuWf7n_BAMM6HZuwvQzZ0DTfFJ1ktSTYtkMRaUH4sWKJ_PH2KdG7nDLE_yR_VAGzHLIHMcGco2w7qUCsLTE7crAgVjx1t4tR0zLgEthQeoEljSVEy59NZritmmNL8rX41oyo/s640/IMG_4116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GsleTb_NGA8tVZBE4ledUFMAjQETbRjy1IbfIGNbSEpeQn93MINIu_3XuuWf7n_BAMM6HZuwvQzZ0DTfFJ1ktSTYtkMRaUH4sWKJ_PH2KdG7nDLE_yR_VAGzHLIHMcGco2w7qUCsLTE7crAgVjx1t4tR0zLgEthQeoEljSVEy59NZritmmNL8rX41oyo/w400-h300/IMG_4116.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I was correct that Linda would appreciate this wholecloth SBS - as did I.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokMFWtraqlryzU5ZK3sGlkT0eEsMQXU8Twv8LFxmlOwD9y1NJ-4-ASu3kEoZYqMgeHcEhSNojFF3gmPV7xC0dv0Fdrg9a1Cd-27En_ma7kgO-_hwxwQ895OeL8LTalkR2GTnuJ7fF3DWZBwFQA1YOTIp8tlGG9Us8FnYG4KUoRcKb4CNZ9B_S3YMkRPl2/s549/IMG_4158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="444" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokMFWtraqlryzU5ZK3sGlkT0eEsMQXU8Twv8LFxmlOwD9y1NJ-4-ASu3kEoZYqMgeHcEhSNojFF3gmPV7xC0dv0Fdrg9a1Cd-27En_ma7kgO-_hwxwQ895OeL8LTalkR2GTnuJ7fF3DWZBwFQA1YOTIp8tlGG9Us8FnYG4KUoRcKb4CNZ9B_S3YMkRPl2/w518-h640/IMG_4158.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were several chicken quilts (this was the cutest),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dYZVXQFS8IDot3xe4eTXd6y78fRhbHx7KLUcEUOfa2bqR5y9DPFD2a7fRTS6DjL0iqFEMStTuj0JXTTUTKcMce8cB9cWkmaCS4nbacHPQcKiUxQkqLiv40cuSnMIy5vVvj4Z2zEBmEnHDHmCRd_L3P1V3PXawQtELuX8fBK4TWixI2zvS2XuyUJoewaV/s640/IMG_4145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dYZVXQFS8IDot3xe4eTXd6y78fRhbHx7KLUcEUOfa2bqR5y9DPFD2a7fRTS6DjL0iqFEMStTuj0JXTTUTKcMce8cB9cWkmaCS4nbacHPQcKiUxQkqLiv40cuSnMIy5vVvj4Z2zEBmEnHDHmCRd_L3P1V3PXawQtELuX8fBK4TWixI2zvS2XuyUJoewaV/w480-h640/IMG_4145.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a couple of horse quilts, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ejgdnlywmvsQic1xPK_TXanwpeQuAjPI1k7fd3a3LOMmYfJeFYHVMO4dSMU6pAepOz4ILA600Uhh1kcma_ioWTld_9fuvN4-wxSBD3FhQQ6oGsKE3TWEWDme2sFpnLCBETBXmyMMrnCy9GcROYMBOwZBdK9xTmnqRYHbiB0CnBN1-PiZLGAxn5Sv_Mgg/s640/IMG_4115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ejgdnlywmvsQic1xPK_TXanwpeQuAjPI1k7fd3a3LOMmYfJeFYHVMO4dSMU6pAepOz4ILA600Uhh1kcma_ioWTld_9fuvN4-wxSBD3FhQQ6oGsKE3TWEWDme2sFpnLCBETBXmyMMrnCy9GcROYMBOwZBdK9xTmnqRYHbiB0CnBN1-PiZLGAxn5Sv_Mgg/w640-h480/IMG_4115.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and several dog (and cat) quilts.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisBQZ8zqO_oFAo2u6O6emGzvswuuMM34MKVZrwZh9dtkeKBcY30D7V7A5ELMWUqU-CylOlBhjD3evvl597jmNTK1WmLodCilRiKPIbWS7TpwH0yu_Ufb-q__BAWL93XBLC3ucCE-3UNjgUeVy3gFkejQmmyBH99JjIVaj4xgqWkBMnNwHXnLAc9Gd7IMB/s640/IMG_4138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisBQZ8zqO_oFAo2u6O6emGzvswuuMM34MKVZrwZh9dtkeKBcY30D7V7A5ELMWUqU-CylOlBhjD3evvl597jmNTK1WmLodCilRiKPIbWS7TpwH0yu_Ufb-q__BAWL93XBLC3ucCE-3UNjgUeVy3gFkejQmmyBH99JjIVaj4xgqWkBMnNwHXnLAc9Gd7IMB/w480-h640/IMG_4138.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wanda, of course, ran into people she knew, and after the show we ended up having lunch with her friend Carol at Gabby's in Prescott Valley (where we'd eaten on our last quilt show trip up there because it's a wonderful restaurant.) I didn't get home until around 5:00, so it was another long (but delightful) day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday was Father's Day. Sure miss Dad!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGusjstoh216szTSj2bFqYsDkOJxc0q-EoA1_jI7O6qpC9BF0rbxk2_u12i4gv1YyauhN5lIC5Ylh7lp8WazsXHYRgjGeU9xqCf5AeIHJg4ixltKmGfaDvua59p83Fu0fQdfx3v-C7XprGQ3-0IjQ6HZZofScWBvQFL8O6xhNijEd611Wvxq3qPQ_LeK7/s384/my-Father's-daughter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGusjstoh216szTSj2bFqYsDkOJxc0q-EoA1_jI7O6qpC9BF0rbxk2_u12i4gv1YyauhN5lIC5Ylh7lp8WazsXHYRgjGeU9xqCf5AeIHJg4ixltKmGfaDvua59p83Fu0fQdfx3v-C7XprGQ3-0IjQ6HZZofScWBvQFL8O6xhNijEd611Wvxq3qPQ_LeK7/w164-h200/my-Father's-daughter.jpg" width="164" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My last photos of Dad, taken during my visit just a couple of weeks before he died </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when I flew in for a week of celebrating his 90th birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a great birthday celebration!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7dqxaRZYI-mi9g3aUNQVmXbk5TQ3a0veBvWDhJgx7_B-VYFO7HIwJW4iV6jQww5V3B4Ta7oKelMii4uf20K52mv9Sb58tIfHJ5_BTsoh1sBAYEfrDW3txhKiDDP6SqUBVKvMKoQb7pXHiINl_YNv0lKSHO781Bmexgu_GD_ipY3ck4Zu5xuXfh2e3ptH/s418/Happy%2090th%20Dad.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="328" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7dqxaRZYI-mi9g3aUNQVmXbk5TQ3a0veBvWDhJgx7_B-VYFO7HIwJW4iV6jQww5V3B4Ta7oKelMii4uf20K52mv9Sb58tIfHJ5_BTsoh1sBAYEfrDW3txhKiDDP6SqUBVKvMKoQb7pXHiINl_YNv0lKSHO781Bmexgu_GD_ipY3ck4Zu5xuXfh2e3ptH/w314-h400/Happy%2090th%20Dad.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I also whipped up my first peach cobbler - from scratch (!), with peaches off of our tree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7AH34Avyg1BkkPrG9dskXu0r-Ro1UoSSdcGUg21FI0JQnOxI2UPoApaWsvFlLkGtE7-LoSEx7i_EBCW66hg4syEBHN3jGlCDd9jNZ77gBPQ_kyo3ut2ckJwj_c5pepQ6Zl4YQosa60IkhAAFZ6r184TmKY_FRF68MRWrVkYl7VTBdkUtR7UY7KEFAnss/s640/peaches%20for%20cobbler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7AH34Avyg1BkkPrG9dskXu0r-Ro1UoSSdcGUg21FI0JQnOxI2UPoApaWsvFlLkGtE7-LoSEx7i_EBCW66hg4syEBHN3jGlCDd9jNZ77gBPQ_kyo3ut2ckJwj_c5pepQ6Zl4YQosa60IkhAAFZ6r184TmKY_FRF68MRWrVkYl7VTBdkUtR7UY7KEFAnss/s320/peaches%20for%20cobbler.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It got RAVE reviews from everyone - and there were no leftovers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjdB-aU6czwpnNUJRnCFmtFxv5UXJ6r9oDJK3G9COoaEzo3U4xSuN1xMFyrFVD2mnCU8KlCQUg9LHbZdaij4A9pfu6suaEjK6R0YdWZvapcMhRTaOdn7HFhpCDLCwIKEKftf8HDdXbLr2o0Q9kcGQQrFDu_jN2O2MvpCPzKLZXex2QHMqbmmwCI_YnI80/s1084/Rave-Review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="1084" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjdB-aU6czwpnNUJRnCFmtFxv5UXJ6r9oDJK3G9COoaEzo3U4xSuN1xMFyrFVD2mnCU8KlCQUg9LHbZdaij4A9pfu6suaEjK6R0YdWZvapcMhRTaOdn7HFhpCDLCwIKEKftf8HDdXbLr2o0Q9kcGQQrFDu_jN2O2MvpCPzKLZXex2QHMqbmmwCI_YnI80/s320/Rave-Review.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First thing Monday morning I finished up the last two seams on my Open Borders top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVPTEB32fCKxZvEWSXyRlN6QwclTjAklw0Z4LuCS1M1ue42VVIRuevUg5Cjm_LJ3al9Qiz5lC_1KEjO5RpNVXLFavwVyKg2aP1RhGMv143JomkFI5Ejz9gG5tZ_BC7UIQozfYW4EloG5TCvASJJ2oVWuyYdtyJMw-4Iiu6-jnCvDyV9Kr_PBWdMNjzwJX/s640/Open%20Options%20finished%20top.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="565" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVPTEB32fCKxZvEWSXyRlN6QwclTjAklw0Z4LuCS1M1ue42VVIRuevUg5Cjm_LJ3al9Qiz5lC_1KEjO5RpNVXLFavwVyKg2aP1RhGMv143JomkFI5Ejz9gG5tZ_BC7UIQozfYW4EloG5TCvASJJ2oVWuyYdtyJMw-4Iiu6-jnCvDyV9Kr_PBWdMNjzwJX/w354-h400/Open%20Options%20finished%20top.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, while warming up at the gym, I finished up my audio book <i>The Properties of Thirst</i>, which I highly recommend! (Thank you, Marilyn!) The writing is absolutely wonderful (I'm going to look for some of the author's other books), and the storyline (historical fiction) really captivated my interest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIGcCL5PcEH168-JOaUK8be-8rlNgDd9qwMG4TyWNKXksWgl9KTXQPuLoUvzouGIEztAMPpvGoHDqmsQxXsWisRWso1hszVY3Wyx19DTcUdI86JIP0uGTJYPWKjAs2cux4lRl7gPBc9nEaA5M_f83qvt7beaAkD76M4SU-TENLWkz2OEUXxBj-L2ON_2P/s209/The%20Properties%20of%20Thirst%20book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="139" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIGcCL5PcEH168-JOaUK8be-8rlNgDd9qwMG4TyWNKXksWgl9KTXQPuLoUvzouGIEztAMPpvGoHDqmsQxXsWisRWso1hszVY3Wyx19DTcUdI86JIP0uGTJYPWKjAs2cux4lRl7gPBc9nEaA5M_f83qvt7beaAkD76M4SU-TENLWkz2OEUXxBj-L2ON_2P/w133-h200/The%20Properties%20of%20Thirst%20book.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My right hip had been achy for a couple of days, so I was glad to have an appointment at the chiropractor later that morning. For a change he was a little confused about the issue, but tuned me up and sent me on my way. Then even though Karen couldn't join me for lunch (she's at quilt camp in Prescott) I popped across the street to Sushi Love for a lunch of Monkey Brains. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sadly by Monday afternoon my <u>left</u> hip had become VERY unhappy (as in I couldn't stand/walk correctly) plus the pain was shooting all the way down my leg. Happily it's been a long time since I've had pain issues like that, though I sure wasn't happy yesterday; I could not get comfortable even stretched out on the couch no matter how I arranged my body. The heating pad helped, but with our triple digit heat (and the One-Tweens predicted shortly) it wasn't the first thing I tried. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At least it's not as bad here as predicted to be in Mississippi on Sunday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycdZPDQS1BMBwMC_bIWWWUgPiANNhH0ASNVJsFEZO4Hdee_M5oHD3qfcTdZxLS3wqmLNxbt0HYamzfvyCWvgGlboX5fng1Cyiari16FJpE1-18HqrkDJNXpgbQkeetPiPsZtM2Dz67D3RioakiZzbxSu3ZxmFXyd6-k-EMTPkZy_WYKNL51aKda_Jd9nx/s656/Mississippi%20heat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="656" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycdZPDQS1BMBwMC_bIWWWUgPiANNhH0ASNVJsFEZO4Hdee_M5oHD3qfcTdZxLS3wqmLNxbt0HYamzfvyCWvgGlboX5fng1Cyiari16FJpE1-18HqrkDJNXpgbQkeetPiPsZtM2Dz67D3RioakiZzbxSu3ZxmFXyd6-k-EMTPkZy_WYKNL51aKda_Jd9nx/s320/Mississippi%20heat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With weeding off the agenda until another irrigation, Plan A was to do some pruning with the electric trimmer because there's LOTS of that needing to be done. But even though my back isn't as unhappy this morning, I've decided to skip that for a few days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77sI9NNAvtt3NHgRePI2wixLRlJzkFj1zKWdrvni43D3pQowDv7Ibkvk7fI_1xpRb3t6MeY09LKVnnW4TugsVjCbzrTAYb7swK0o7v4qRPvQzR-kY2YiP8GzpiqAaQkrO9VEahIM_62Da4dIbLClwAGgfEzAwKx33kYXjest8QMj398N9pFxLTqpV6_2E/s400/Easy-decision.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="400" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77sI9NNAvtt3NHgRePI2wixLRlJzkFj1zKWdrvni43D3pQowDv7Ibkvk7fI_1xpRb3t6MeY09LKVnnW4TugsVjCbzrTAYb7swK0o7v4qRPvQzR-kY2YiP8GzpiqAaQkrO9VEahIM_62Da4dIbLClwAGgfEzAwKx33kYXjest8QMj398N9pFxLTqpV6_2E/w227-h137/Easy-decision.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shortly off to get my hair trimmed, and will deliver more of the Wandering Jew cuttings to Shelley. Her yard guys wiped out the last bunch she'd gotten from me. After lunch I'll be heading across the street to tutor Tommy and Annalise, and than late this afternoon (after naptime for the little ones) the gang is coming over to swim.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrUGHJ3EtpUsbrvDO09bEDOi2A_ce3B1alZWg_etfDh82Q7460l6tnZsMTtkLuTgr6YaeoaWzrbe4GNw0Kr4Vg5cHc1eYULUppEc-EyHy78eETs8PfAA7w3np0sH3Y7wvp86lxhahZhsXi_eAeYMmwPxGAhJCmedNHlhjPI-C-Y85AOV1i8epRzoCSIY1/s239/pool%20party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="236" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrUGHJ3EtpUsbrvDO09bEDOi2A_ce3B1alZWg_etfDh82Q7460l6tnZsMTtkLuTgr6YaeoaWzrbe4GNw0Kr4Vg5cHc1eYULUppEc-EyHy78eETs8PfAA7w3np0sH3Y7wvp86lxhahZhsXi_eAeYMmwPxGAhJCmedNHlhjPI-C-Y85AOV1i8epRzoCSIY1/w197-h200/pool%20party.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-11062547968138058012023-06-16T11:33:00.002-07:002023-06-16T11:33:25.141-07:00<p style="text-align: center;">It's been almost a year since I've posted, for various reasons. Alex has been nagging at me (for quite a while) to start back up, and today I'm finally going to put some words down on 'paper'. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurX_9-h8H2JxdB89s97tt8RAX_Y6Sqq2OEkauYYsMkXDuukkRb2_SvVjqvLPg-YUrDlSu1uZ6huPaBAWCnpEnj5Xt1yNVylvF6AeVCIvn8e9pbhotKYJy0T-gqX7ry1VZ-80No3lqoQgEZvQ0fgOVsKa0zXExtdLcsgTSCaDJAFzm7aZ8pYsJCc5nOw/s545/write%20notes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="490" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurX_9-h8H2JxdB89s97tt8RAX_Y6Sqq2OEkauYYsMkXDuukkRb2_SvVjqvLPg-YUrDlSu1uZ6huPaBAWCnpEnj5Xt1yNVylvF6AeVCIvn8e9pbhotKYJy0T-gqX7ry1VZ-80No3lqoQgEZvQ0fgOVsKa0zXExtdLcsgTSCaDJAFzm7aZ8pYsJCc5nOw/w167-h186/write%20notes.png" width="167" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Yardwork has been a large part of my daily routine this past year, and the good news is that I'm seeing progress. (The bad news is that there's still a whole lot more to be done!) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShrxPHtAUwS-fyN8cBh6J148lvy3FPKWWNTfUam0OodPwnsLEH4JuxXG1ZXcE7Zfs1m4r8Ed29Gyxd5UOI3zUTLE1UOGGCjs3pab84TvD7Enw9iW3pBvcMYqCWKosiF-_KlRXzg96sx9Vt_5ubGp41POppY9GdCViLFizZfmPUOMLIFidlOSgcyUuvA/s725/good%20news%20bad%20news%20mice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="725" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShrxPHtAUwS-fyN8cBh6J148lvy3FPKWWNTfUam0OodPwnsLEH4JuxXG1ZXcE7Zfs1m4r8Ed29Gyxd5UOI3zUTLE1UOGGCjs3pab84TvD7Enw9iW3pBvcMYqCWKosiF-_KlRXzg96sx9Vt_5ubGp41POppY9GdCViLFizZfmPUOMLIFidlOSgcyUuvA/w326-h196/good%20news%20bad%20news%20mice.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Now that the heat has kicked in I really take advantage of my early mornings - though it's definitely a 'waste' waking up at 3:00 since it's not light yet. And of course I really hit it hard each time we have of biweekly irrigation, before the ground dries up. I've made tremendous progress ridding the front yards of the lantana that have been choking out the dichondra, but since some of the larger intruders were too tough for me Alex came over to dig them out... and one of the most stubborn cracked the shovel handle!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pN6TlzY0rPHaM1iJ5Ds68P5kwGdW3AsNgkQdqpssOKE1tO91-KJkOCvHA-FBv4Q9P5-P_0Tw_sdRMFSquK8kLL8kaNAXH9-KnYFepAtJmt0EQIPvaiqZFGb66tKLBvbEM1whPeefhRwgJN3pixkrE23PRBmS8nseTIzjhr54wk9EZypDS7kFL_4dig/s347/cracked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="116" data-original-width="347" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pN6TlzY0rPHaM1iJ5Ds68P5kwGdW3AsNgkQdqpssOKE1tO91-KJkOCvHA-FBv4Q9P5-P_0Tw_sdRMFSquK8kLL8kaNAXH9-KnYFepAtJmt0EQIPvaiqZFGb66tKLBvbEM1whPeefhRwgJN3pixkrE23PRBmS8nseTIzjhr54wk9EZypDS7kFL_4dig/s320/cracked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Wednesday Ruth dropped off the arched plant stand that I had admired at her house, and I had it in place and 'planted' before she backed out of the driveway. NO shortage of aloe (it multiplies almost as fast as rabbits) so the photo shows only a small percentage of the plants scattered around the house/yard.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNCWAiO-cdrS1PlsAHyfkcujYl0EtijEYysCx_NA9vXX_7P5BRBv6m6P6lY9RnyZ6-_p6GOrgdOapDLdzfiodUpUUmtnhTIN4VamNv2GPsSl_FPSsDkHdGSmr2QjGVtIZ4ZLcJN3hZDIrUlq4pk9oaYjxPsORO41gvUbPatKFKr368F9Xm1GY9pbvNQ/s640/arched%20plant%20stand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNCWAiO-cdrS1PlsAHyfkcujYl0EtijEYysCx_NA9vXX_7P5BRBv6m6P6lY9RnyZ6-_p6GOrgdOapDLdzfiodUpUUmtnhTIN4VamNv2GPsSl_FPSsDkHdGSmr2QjGVtIZ4ZLcJN3hZDIrUlq4pk9oaYjxPsORO41gvUbPatKFKr368F9Xm1GY9pbvNQ/w374-h281/arched%20plant%20stand.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The other day Mary and I took a trip to the nursery where she picked out a variety of pretties to add to her wonderful garden.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc19qrroZDUVSJMdxJpashJ__PParBQcWU8SnRqm8tIuE9XYu6YWV4Jd1Z81L3OO_1A53qY3_MY--PT6Cplg9RVSBaQIxd48WvC4tMT304KOw0BELTKpWPx5DUPv_VIuNswiB2Xd8gx2gPv3nJ6AgqkDjtUPjc-V7yrZVhzvaMBiP3g9K5-kWRTOt6ww/s640/Mary%20plants%20on%20vacation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc19qrroZDUVSJMdxJpashJ__PParBQcWU8SnRqm8tIuE9XYu6YWV4Jd1Z81L3OO_1A53qY3_MY--PT6Cplg9RVSBaQIxd48WvC4tMT304KOw0BELTKpWPx5DUPv_VIuNswiB2Xd8gx2gPv3nJ6AgqkDjtUPjc-V7yrZVhzvaMBiP3g9K5-kWRTOt6ww/s320/Mary%20plants%20on%20vacation.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Though I hadn't <i>planned </i> to buy anything I just couldn't resist the blue salvia. All the red ones out front are volunteers and have done well. The hummers certainly enjoy them, and now I'll wait and see if they are just as happy with these blue ones.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x9RZjJvo2mdDCxPEvL16a9OHSDw7Nr5Lp4W9qGHKgkZeYFr--M7qLzjopQbi4FqamyJ32Y88sVo-57zASw9yEEufCKF62D3wg_Duj62sj1yuZ-_AAZ5s_lMtRpdEkDPqL3ulx5NVMFELCBc7dNQSfmSfImc9twRQeZvChaleF0-jg7GpMIwafgSTmg/s640/blue%20salvia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="640" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x9RZjJvo2mdDCxPEvL16a9OHSDw7Nr5Lp4W9qGHKgkZeYFr--M7qLzjopQbi4FqamyJ32Y88sVo-57zASw9yEEufCKF62D3wg_Duj62sj1yuZ-_AAZ5s_lMtRpdEkDPqL3ulx5NVMFELCBc7dNQSfmSfImc9twRQeZvChaleF0-jg7GpMIwafgSTmg/w418-h170/blue%20salvia.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLgj_m7AtCjBGgXkEP1RAfyvr80-Ii1s0OWsk604vmDQzaklkl_JO85CKmYBGlbY6W27hFLHvh-xXE2uNEfoJBcLOH6KVZXXoIMXr0PaDnqcVIm5Xhda78i_e4Sqqgq2srlbof_yh2dNctt6ouOCsUOYromUewSeCm8FrgcChgSxySTeAKvy1WoH2tQ/s640/front%20yard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLgj_m7AtCjBGgXkEP1RAfyvr80-Ii1s0OWsk604vmDQzaklkl_JO85CKmYBGlbY6W27hFLHvh-xXE2uNEfoJBcLOH6KVZXXoIMXr0PaDnqcVIm5Xhda78i_e4Sqqgq2srlbof_yh2dNctt6ouOCsUOYromUewSeCm8FrgcChgSxySTeAKvy1WoH2tQ/w421-h316/front%20yard.jpg" width="421" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">I've also been quilting. Sure had a wonderful time at the Ritter Ranch retreat in Herford back in May, with Barb and Karen and Lynn and Jean and Jo. After I finished binding Tami's quilt, (most of) the ladies made it into the 'official' photo. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3p002JAI3DlIjwUslbb4yrIQ6B6XsDouSGY8Z66nexHCsVyloT8GwzsjnAG8mmOWMnjqk-kA8FZqxzcX1BNaYajDkGJfLeyNNnMP63FLLaafrrDe-8_a89cin1PI-7EnaVd4W7IGvIWbXfsJvaN5uKUxgjHYk0OAFvgGobb2oZx5UF0aO2QpqvIO1Q/s640/retreat%20ladies%20with%20Tami's%20quilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="640" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3p002JAI3DlIjwUslbb4yrIQ6B6XsDouSGY8Z66nexHCsVyloT8GwzsjnAG8mmOWMnjqk-kA8FZqxzcX1BNaYajDkGJfLeyNNnMP63FLLaafrrDe-8_a89cin1PI-7EnaVd4W7IGvIWbXfsJvaN5uKUxgjHYk0OAFvgGobb2oZx5UF0aO2QpqvIO1Q/w429-h248/retreat%20ladies%20with%20Tami's%20quilt.jpg" width="429" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I also made good progress on my first Stack & Whack. (Thanks for all your help, Colleen!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaFumKlemn8GW_mbTU9ZqVfR-pfIpjUhJxvgQB82TAL9C1CsKfbaXs0nSWqkc_4zXFXd04671x6RHgjwak6lSu42NfJ_h5J09N8vuMp23D6gsUw3vGoQQ1dz2W16KrZWnZZFqlqkKCqMJ0ONYn-A0rB1k8-fXUX4J-aVi72av8iptY1kgNjB4pPMcBw/s640/Stack%20and%20whack%20in%20progress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="572" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaFumKlemn8GW_mbTU9ZqVfR-pfIpjUhJxvgQB82TAL9C1CsKfbaXs0nSWqkc_4zXFXd04671x6RHgjwak6lSu42NfJ_h5J09N8vuMp23D6gsUw3vGoQQ1dz2W16KrZWnZZFqlqkKCqMJ0ONYn-A0rB1k8-fXUX4J-aVi72av8iptY1kgNjB4pPMcBw/w339-h379/Stack%20and%20whack%20in%20progress.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used fun fabric, animals in sunglasses, that I found at a death sale a while back. Here's the first quilt I made with it, which is awaiting some additional borders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj21i-V19dBM_p1lFdnxff2TNBKD8fkrQ3fZkSqOEWKyg5tE9uJb5GuXQcwH0VO-fMSWuuIcLMrD4uPpVk8zSlucJD4Kr2gNM7beCB4y88fQri8JNh7rnngw2Zv_5Z9UpUEY63IWYyHAFkApOoMsST5mWdslubr-8gObZ-KPneICqezNqF8kkIIwBH3w/s640/animals%20in%20sunglasses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj21i-V19dBM_p1lFdnxff2TNBKD8fkrQ3fZkSqOEWKyg5tE9uJb5GuXQcwH0VO-fMSWuuIcLMrD4uPpVk8zSlucJD4Kr2gNM7beCB4y88fQri8JNh7rnngw2Zv_5Z9UpUEY63IWYyHAFkApOoMsST5mWdslubr-8gObZ-KPneICqezNqF8kkIIwBH3w/w342-h456/animals%20in%20sunglasses.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jo B. taught me an amazing 'trick' to figure out the square root of even the hugest of numbers. Of course computers will do that for us, but I'm still amazed at having a way to work it out on my own. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUSqSZbw2DJf0hRE138Q8evarmuCRbg8T8oNJqDppwyUb657dFJ_yXLhX_xDdEZOd6iKlWLpe6oGCGe0eFw30a2ptwmXRfmLXTxFD4ODhnC8RnnnFQBV3c43AujIMQV10o7WFIRLBOqK2IjMi22M44LyNY8uNRHojdTMik1J_GAhbiE596dpZ4Lh-oA/s960/square%20root%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUSqSZbw2DJf0hRE138Q8evarmuCRbg8T8oNJqDppwyUb657dFJ_yXLhX_xDdEZOd6iKlWLpe6oGCGe0eFw30a2ptwmXRfmLXTxFD4ODhnC8RnnnFQBV3c43AujIMQV10o7WFIRLBOqK2IjMi22M44LyNY8uNRHojdTMik1J_GAhbiE596dpZ4Lh-oA/s320/square%20root%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Karen and I got together for lunch a couple of weeks after the retreat, and since she lives near my chiropractor we coordinated with one of my appointments. We went to a sushi place she knew about just across the street, and pigged out. Everything was good - but our favorite turned out to be Monkey Brains! (Since her husband doesn't do sushi, she was glad to find a sushi 'partner in crime'.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJ8VU3VLUed7TW98YNqVPqkgYiXJpWo84hYEWVT9YdarhRRBgfQuuWPo9jL-Pq9uPrF9jDEW6t3A2vV-Jh2I2hqDe-qS3cXQBlU7r1pjcjjIFAUj5k1va73axb6RsdRLkYaRyR5ClL5nxLN6wJJT73NYVvxnxs4uVlCtaJbOw9-Xop1LOyLpaHWCVPw/s534/sushi%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJ8VU3VLUed7TW98YNqVPqkgYiXJpWo84hYEWVT9YdarhRRBgfQuuWPo9jL-Pq9uPrF9jDEW6t3A2vV-Jh2I2hqDe-qS3cXQBlU7r1pjcjjIFAUj5k1va73axb6RsdRLkYaRyR5ClL5nxLN6wJJT73NYVvxnxs4uVlCtaJbOw9-Xop1LOyLpaHWCVPw/s320/sushi%201.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mother's Day was spent in Cottonwood, with Alex and Vic and her parents Daeson and Dave (who we'd never met.) We enjoyed a delicious lunch, and then wandered through the local rock shop. Turns out that Daeson and I had both hoped that there would be an 'announcement' forthcoming - but there wasn't.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV1azJajvggO481Wn3HBDxZnESewUs9KF4tiE9kZxwZvjB9C8wP8zBHb21zpy7pvHR8HhFC5zeAaskF7QdAQx2_84zp1XppUAMcEZFIKCCI0x7wxmsVKAqlXk_vTKIDq0CEkjwzXyNYhM2SVBT7FgFKzF430aCijKMjmd2xU74-5vJJPNXcQ5sgYfPQ/s623/Mother's%20Day%20Cottonwood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="623" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV1azJajvggO481Wn3HBDxZnESewUs9KF4tiE9kZxwZvjB9C8wP8zBHb21zpy7pvHR8HhFC5zeAaskF7QdAQx2_84zp1XppUAMcEZFIKCCI0x7wxmsVKAqlXk_vTKIDq0CEkjwzXyNYhM2SVBT7FgFKzF430aCijKMjmd2xU74-5vJJPNXcQ5sgYfPQ/s320/Mother's%20Day%20Cottonwood.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vic's dog Oakley looks like Echo! He's a sweetie, and we enjoy dog-sitting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylKSvWBuBTrIhW494tmT5833T9wfhAhz_a-BJJXrJFEZdRGqCESrlpklPdS6YT_J4VInC-pOO0lCjQBliLwFjCGAoEUj2M0HxdXMZ33MWmM9UXAkvtn6iLVe0qD05Etl0B_mGo2ICN24UgLi_XBOOYLX34D-zcwjU_MCQSUr4kHQOB88q6niJWRDQaw/s892/Oakley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="892" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylKSvWBuBTrIhW494tmT5833T9wfhAhz_a-BJJXrJFEZdRGqCESrlpklPdS6YT_J4VInC-pOO0lCjQBliLwFjCGAoEUj2M0HxdXMZ33MWmM9UXAkvtn6iLVe0qD05Etl0B_mGo2ICN24UgLi_XBOOYLX34D-zcwjU_MCQSUr4kHQOB88q6niJWRDQaw/s320/Oakley.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex is also cat-sitting for a friend who's temporarily back home with his parents and can't have the cat there. Pacha is a sweetie, and when Alex is out of town guess who ends up cat-sitting?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkoVadIT0JMOe6WaSckF41LuChlSSBXP-MpDcHoADaOp7f3cvU3kEKESwi0QLK7vjswW9_xilSDoBWAFILVlRWDzJ4RGSgmTQ4AmAT4oUAen6vqW6R0cfPa23X1w_N7tePGGysX2VfZt8Tk_WxVLXvuZvgbTsI9s_UiSkW7oWpO_bK-o8w_0A-8CzPg/s252/3%20guesses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="252" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkoVadIT0JMOe6WaSckF41LuChlSSBXP-MpDcHoADaOp7f3cvU3kEKESwi0QLK7vjswW9_xilSDoBWAFILVlRWDzJ4RGSgmTQ4AmAT4oUAen6vqW6R0cfPa23X1w_N7tePGGysX2VfZt8Tk_WxVLXvuZvgbTsI9s_UiSkW7oWpO_bK-o8w_0A-8CzPg/s1600/3%20guesses.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dQGhaPEWeQl-hin4KE5eHk_uqzo4oM9NQBkmkUHSpTR20Z5X50Nm_aysgEIh96kd4aAdUXevL7FZmFscA2AEo9b_W8ylCJFAevBg_82rMgRdD9_2iQaAyd-967w095DEpE6xmgAGCGgZm9hNN4INFoDQfAZYPEGWNonJGijoqgzmGeqYyUdNkiBW6A/s493/Pacha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dQGhaPEWeQl-hin4KE5eHk_uqzo4oM9NQBkmkUHSpTR20Z5X50Nm_aysgEIh96kd4aAdUXevL7FZmFscA2AEo9b_W8ylCJFAevBg_82rMgRdD9_2iQaAyd-967w095DEpE6xmgAGCGgZm9hNN4INFoDQfAZYPEGWNonJGijoqgzmGeqYyUdNkiBW6A/s320/Pacha.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To say that Brownie is 'interested' in Pacha an understatement!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Y2fdbn2rQIG70po0mQLLP-C-lbNftMzUyVeSuZmsmTrCbSNWzPt4pDOndE7yDRK3jxCy0eLZJ5UAbnRflt16uO9WroiBkjLCEWJ02Psmz4EZrO57WCygRcusps5PCoDlnVR3oolcK1nqprofCzlsZb4-nK5s27CDD6KeY729h-WcoTEOt8iEqVDIHw/s640/Pacha%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Y2fdbn2rQIG70po0mQLLP-C-lbNftMzUyVeSuZmsmTrCbSNWzPt4pDOndE7yDRK3jxCy0eLZJ5UAbnRflt16uO9WroiBkjLCEWJ02Psmz4EZrO57WCygRcusps5PCoDlnVR3oolcK1nqprofCzlsZb4-nK5s27CDD6KeY729h-WcoTEOt8iEqVDIHw/s320/Pacha%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUGf1XAl35ej_FCiObPGIozm5ozC08c76xuYmyjQ5ujxNfcRQCGylRGcYNPm-nTwOLz0E82qcVJ2RdR2hwLjfGxNzK1HchI25bhnMoIzqe-5dn5JVIFEQ1QYt_W6EJjJL8RBbJUYxSzBH4Lsjg1SIeQ9HQqk_DPBcoEH9KKYp-riUnmVZ5ZQ82O8F_A/s640/Pacha%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUGf1XAl35ej_FCiObPGIozm5ozC08c76xuYmyjQ5ujxNfcRQCGylRGcYNPm-nTwOLz0E82qcVJ2RdR2hwLjfGxNzK1HchI25bhnMoIzqe-5dn5JVIFEQ1QYt_W6EJjJL8RBbJUYxSzBH4Lsjg1SIeQ9HQqk_DPBcoEH9KKYp-riUnmVZ5ZQ82O8F_A/s320/Pacha%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">This week at Foothills I finished the sleeve for Tami's quilt, so it's all ready to deliver to her when we rendezvous at Pickin' in the Pines in Flagstaff in September. Everyone who's seen it (at the retreat, Busy Bees, Foothills, TOQS, etc.) has loved it, especially the irridescent pinwheels.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBlHop4lTDFj6nqxgvpORfEGexmhxN9_AxM63VI8Bt9noxXxO1348rDCvndMKlKJXxJ97nsuAuOVsLo5fFv9giwBs2P5RyiFztuAiHVsEnasU-2-pDvYiuRwGudDTBsSjS4Aaz6booN1IbNcxXuCAhP6KooMcf_jP584a9nyVxXsTFh0nb0AIh8WQmg/s640/Tami's%20Jellyroll%20Sizzle%20completely%20finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="640" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBlHop4lTDFj6nqxgvpORfEGexmhxN9_AxM63VI8Bt9noxXxO1348rDCvndMKlKJXxJ97nsuAuOVsLo5fFv9giwBs2P5RyiFztuAiHVsEnasU-2-pDvYiuRwGudDTBsSjS4Aaz6booN1IbNcxXuCAhP6KooMcf_jP584a9nyVxXsTFh0nb0AIh8WQmg/w427-h258/Tami's%20Jellyroll%20Sizzle%20completely%20finished.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I came home from the Foothills meeting that day with tonnage of scraps that Jo W. had for me, and see quite a bit of sorting in my future. Hopefully I'll have some help!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmiR8IoT26-62GWlJo_fYBwWdJolD-oX0mfvqaTBJk4nA76yziMXJqJd-lRyZOF4oizwO11lad3SriwIzLuKkE0-53OV5LRgiG8bSQk9BhKYQIIcpc30KjrMDLFco4CTXd03hzVln4RaWOoOdYjrp4STXRigahnJ3YQvN2M0rklXWfaIGGr3RzaKcYw/s640/quilt%20scraps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmiR8IoT26-62GWlJo_fYBwWdJolD-oX0mfvqaTBJk4nA76yziMXJqJd-lRyZOF4oizwO11lad3SriwIzLuKkE0-53OV5LRgiG8bSQk9BhKYQIIcpc30KjrMDLFco4CTXd03hzVln4RaWOoOdYjrp4STXRigahnJ3YQvN2M0rklXWfaIGGr3RzaKcYw/s320/quilt%20scraps.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">I've been helping a couple of Estera's kids with their reading, and some of them are going to come over next week for a sorting party. Once I've high-graded it and kept what I 'need', Wanda and I can make another trip to Jessica's. Lynne P. has asked to go with me (she's never seen that amazing studio) which will be fun.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZzwwXUYE2E2lF8ojQYtxV1ID0ulROwy1PRvAE7qMEfwWRxQYQzVI-kyZatYi3rO6Ijjgv1r5hUvuKy8Nicg1XHcnuBW0gRuDgrNd7vYIMShWUG3V8kX0Gl9zaZ7DY6eRLaEh7Xz_RVTMk_tgWqRFU6bDlT_bup-1gNnM0uqF3a3T6x1YdkeJK-654A/s732/quilt%20hoard%20fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="586" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZzwwXUYE2E2lF8ojQYtxV1ID0ulROwy1PRvAE7qMEfwWRxQYQzVI-kyZatYi3rO6Ijjgv1r5hUvuKy8Nicg1XHcnuBW0gRuDgrNd7vYIMShWUG3V8kX0Gl9zaZ7DY6eRLaEh7Xz_RVTMk_tgWqRFU6bDlT_bup-1gNnM0uqF3a3T6x1YdkeJK-654A/w182-h227/quilt%20hoard%20fabric.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Speaking of fun, last Saturday I drove Wanda, Jan, and JoAn to the quilt show in Strawberry, and of course we had a great time together. It's a small show, but there were some beautiful quilts. This is the one I chose if I could have brought one home with me; I liked the bright colors and the subject matter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFT4SjtbzesmFGV8_qavzhJuJTKJkFXZ38LSXy29hCfAmA-cyu1oRM6hjeVO75gBKfYWp2q1J8MHUeUGKKAvWGSyhb44sCKbBsBbtrCVuClxHpdDGKDYgcfsXSlVJce8RGpyU55GSZpnhIc_PxUbF6ZdUy1n73-C4meXYzmFu8lAkit7auF7_2r98wzw/s456/Strawberry%20quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="430" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFT4SjtbzesmFGV8_qavzhJuJTKJkFXZ38LSXy29hCfAmA-cyu1oRM6hjeVO75gBKfYWp2q1J8MHUeUGKKAvWGSyhb44sCKbBsBbtrCVuClxHpdDGKDYgcfsXSlVJce8RGpyU55GSZpnhIc_PxUbF6ZdUy1n73-C4meXYzmFu8lAkit7auF7_2r98wzw/w338-h359/Strawberry%20quilt.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow is another show in Prescott, when I'll be driving Wanda, Jan, and Sharon. It's a larger show, plus it'll be a shorter drive. Win/win!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUrY4eDwLHJHMH51rzctVo_oUyIkS0Z5JGXaMkoR882mUOmIdwD4ErBdNsWWzG5aoVLIji7WBYZbvDyyWnehGp4yM34rVQzPZA3ectyFT5yoWvXXba_Ac1RX3DHFo8c64IfZTk8dOhOq8gf-0v764a9ZZ8jqMuu0KjWEghrAojXAvmTFRTG_hBbWZ-Q/s275/you%20win%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUrY4eDwLHJHMH51rzctVo_oUyIkS0Z5JGXaMkoR882mUOmIdwD4ErBdNsWWzG5aoVLIji7WBYZbvDyyWnehGp4yM34rVQzPZA3ectyFT5yoWvXXba_Ac1RX3DHFo8c64IfZTk8dOhOq8gf-0v764a9ZZ8jqMuu0KjWEghrAojXAvmTFRTG_hBbWZ-Q/w186-h124/you%20win%202.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">This year the peach tree put out a bumper crop! (This shows just one small branch.) I've certainly been enjoying them, and so has Pokey, who looked away (camera shy?) just as I snapped the pic. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiol8nP2_kjEkLWV4zjsfJKPRAXcThlU9oxV7x3RkjCcYGFh-1MoN5iAa8Zel_nSp2x9-1a5oxLTIftDOAoE4YE52_criTcvoVZR2dcbmPt-L3XBVuekB3iUbM3AuSJfcMqUDtCoOOBtiQUsD_M87QhlK7wOR4yCiftDJW-7fqyyq2Y1ZmjB5B0ljf_XQ/s640/Pokey%20peaches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiol8nP2_kjEkLWV4zjsfJKPRAXcThlU9oxV7x3RkjCcYGFh-1MoN5iAa8Zel_nSp2x9-1a5oxLTIftDOAoE4YE52_criTcvoVZR2dcbmPt-L3XBVuekB3iUbM3AuSJfcMqUDtCoOOBtiQUsD_M87QhlK7wOR4yCiftDJW-7fqyyq2Y1ZmjB5B0ljf_XQ/s320/Pokey%20peaches.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Of course we've also shared with various friends. Yesterday Teri came by and 'swapped' some of her tomatoes for some of our peaches, which she's going to dry.</p><p style="text-align: center;">That's it for this post. Time to shower and then get ready for the cleaners' arrival this afternoon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKCymsDnaZV3RNpcmkEaWaeheUpO9yB5uIymtuyqlIDJ0ufaxxIMgLIU9JfNf6K_RhWk7OctmimRGkTLHyxH9_M552zNt7clm66o1ypUwLh-NLoCQ_WJuI2UTuiTNk8DyvW6hk894Ps5mR-U74Pz0_Y47UKQWMO6eIfe1Vqx1w04c7UyiPdG55xlT3Q/s587/cleaning%20house%20hoarders%20show.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKCymsDnaZV3RNpcmkEaWaeheUpO9yB5uIymtuyqlIDJ0ufaxxIMgLIU9JfNf6K_RhWk7OctmimRGkTLHyxH9_M552zNt7clm66o1ypUwLh-NLoCQ_WJuI2UTuiTNk8DyvW6hk894Ps5mR-U74Pz0_Y47UKQWMO6eIfe1Vqx1w04c7UyiPdG55xlT3Q/s320/cleaning%20house%20hoarders%20show.jpg" width="173" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-83670041104759222792022-09-29T09:19:00.001-07:002022-09-29T09:19:30.647-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">I'm disappointed this morning; my eye is still super-sensitive to light, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and vision remains blurry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY8oL9yMhtv_-ryQh2YXxyozxHRoBlnn60NHwhqX3PsblgOxCSTyx1rSEowtaoYqCQjTMXdMZzMlCajqJL6okRsWrR-Q6fnKYNaN08_doBW6GHcgComtAucZlZJFY8eoJ1kqdAbGRWWr7mGsm_19DSMGtKAe4NMeZMRZsGR0SAOxxieBQgNX1YB-w_A/s472/i%20am%20disappointed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="472" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY8oL9yMhtv_-ryQh2YXxyozxHRoBlnn60NHwhqX3PsblgOxCSTyx1rSEowtaoYqCQjTMXdMZzMlCajqJL6okRsWrR-Q6fnKYNaN08_doBW6GHcgComtAucZlZJFY8eoJ1kqdAbGRWWr7mGsm_19DSMGtKAe4NMeZMRZsGR0SAOxxieBQgNX1YB-w_A/s320/i%20am%20disappointed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-24613500675415907802022-09-28T19:42:00.003-07:002022-09-28T19:42:35.590-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> New crown procedure went well this morning - and I was home shortly before 9:30. </p><p style="text-align: center;">This afternoon I had my post-op eye check, and all is healing like it should. I'm still extremely light sensitive (feels like a stabbing) but apparently that is normal, and <i>should</i> abate in the next few days. Hope so!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKLO2jjQLQyNo2dHtwd2i49SDlMCANFFW23ZYhuoYq4Ad9v7Ur_sxPPeGybfeB-7BoFGoKzVTT42Gx6fxD-e0JkTFaINja45cNyfl7Vli4Fv-hVQSBzNFYDr8k1zQbm9HnKBrGdi5Mu8cggd0UqNbI8unmFhKY-6rUNyaMRtmMXFbVtUSt_SS-Ew-VA/s277/stab%20in%20the%20eye.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="277" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKLO2jjQLQyNo2dHtwd2i49SDlMCANFFW23ZYhuoYq4Ad9v7Ur_sxPPeGybfeB-7BoFGoKzVTT42Gx6fxD-e0JkTFaINja45cNyfl7Vli4Fv-hVQSBzNFYDr8k1zQbm9HnKBrGdi5Mu8cggd0UqNbI8unmFhKY-6rUNyaMRtmMXFbVtUSt_SS-Ew-VA/s1600/stab%20in%20the%20eye.png" width="277" /></a></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-32351420453899991492022-09-28T06:18:00.002-07:002022-09-28T06:18:33.925-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> Yesterday's cataract surgery, and lens implant, seemed to go fine - though they had obviously overscheduled patients. Though my appt was for 9:20, there was a wait for a bed in the back and I didn't have the first part, laser breakup of the cataract, until after 10:30. Then it was another hour's wait for the actual lens implant surgery. That meant I had to get additional doses of propofol via the IV - which <i>really</i> burned.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBQy-xpjTRgJZoWUxWC28V1_gRumVUnUr7960TMzX6WSAe9xM5rgdGjFUQ7FGJmJ2cghvFpULySopTfjMOKfrNj4F1dehLuQdB_mJClx4m74JTp6Hvd_3EOmLpri-OALgfC0rMeDy99Se0w44EtI3QZRpdm1xsfJ2oZGqSk9XrfwMBkWJPYbjIsZnXg/s209/burning%20sensation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="209" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBQy-xpjTRgJZoWUxWC28V1_gRumVUnUr7960TMzX6WSAe9xM5rgdGjFUQ7FGJmJ2cghvFpULySopTfjMOKfrNj4F1dehLuQdB_mJClx4m74JTp6Hvd_3EOmLpri-OALgfC0rMeDy99Se0w44EtI3QZRpdm1xsfJ2oZGqSk9XrfwMBkWJPYbjIsZnXg/s1600/burning%20sensation.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">No pain afterward, but definitely blurry vision, like looking through a thick sheet of plastic. Once home I had something to eat and then took a several hour nap (lingering effects of the anesthesia, I assume) before dinner. And then I still went to bed early.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC88FgiUjFNC4fzSrHKE6VG_jXos-INi-klfrvOLZs8u0njIiIf0_y6fz-fIyToymSJB3Ys7BM9xwd_e7B0UoJe547p3coQodlGZAMHxDti81nmDTUDTuAx6hByudgRE0Ygrv9zhMjkfT_2i3msQaAf9EM_ro75bPfQiED86vc92lXVaSvMK1RAAKltA/s217/sleep%20mode.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="190" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC88FgiUjFNC4fzSrHKE6VG_jXos-INi-klfrvOLZs8u0njIiIf0_y6fz-fIyToymSJB3Ys7BM9xwd_e7B0UoJe547p3coQodlGZAMHxDti81nmDTUDTuAx6hByudgRE0Ygrv9zhMjkfT_2i3msQaAf9EM_ro75bPfQiED86vc92lXVaSvMK1RAAKltA/s1600/sleep%20mode.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">This morning my eye remains dilated (which I find somewhat surprising) so my vision is still blurry. I have a post-surgery check up at 1:00, and will find out how normal that is.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSepk1svVPbLcsFvDXBfWq2vDo-7dM-QcmiDVxEcf9fFZ_y46yaS86yFcJCmoxjz6oy--xX_C5AJSjiMnCBUoVTkD1JqoWIxK8OutWFaqj4ESZA5sk1Lve3-esrxozM6veCjmVK1tDhNRofWF_qnfN9kjLimH-Kxx-KZTxgZ0FHKb5TiQJxJZpNOG8yQ/s250/what%20is%20normal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSepk1svVPbLcsFvDXBfWq2vDo-7dM-QcmiDVxEcf9fFZ_y46yaS86yFcJCmoxjz6oy--xX_C5AJSjiMnCBUoVTkD1JqoWIxK8OutWFaqj4ESZA5sk1Lve3-esrxozM6veCjmVK1tDhNRofWF_qnfN9kjLimH-Kxx-KZTxgZ0FHKb5TiQJxJZpNOG8yQ/w192-h200/what%20is%20normal.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">In the meantime, I will be spending the morning at the dentist getting a new crown. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lqsJoxDkE7fMQOKmMqK3hR2X22gwBZXBTBCF79Jd61UD-utDavFakho4SFwTJmWw0i7RocSlqndUIRnjJpj6ivmBlqpuVojgbBIIny4LHPlEKNU62Ux6VZKTW37QHo_6lWi43qP-EpNILei8bzjI6M2XHtbmB0p8MzJi8exGo30NtfE_6VNYZ-K0Ag/s651/funny%20Dog-Facial-Expression.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="651" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lqsJoxDkE7fMQOKmMqK3hR2X22gwBZXBTBCF79Jd61UD-utDavFakho4SFwTJmWw0i7RocSlqndUIRnjJpj6ivmBlqpuVojgbBIIny4LHPlEKNU62Ux6VZKTW37QHo_6lWi43qP-EpNILei8bzjI6M2XHtbmB0p8MzJi8exGo30NtfE_6VNYZ-K0Ag/s320/funny%20Dog-Facial-Expression.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-50990788295332498012022-09-26T20:57:00.000-07:002022-09-26T20:57:09.650-07:00<p style="text-align: center;">On the way home I stopped at the pharmacy to try (yet again!) to schedule a Covid booster. Kristi recognized me (not that surprising since I've stopped in virtually every day), let me know that there had been an appointment cancellation, and said that if I was willing to wait she'd squeeze me in. I was, and she did. Also got my annual flu shot while I was there.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigMeC4XN70rAaOC4YjWva221nvdyApjFjRKkCXr99ctQ9gV92AUfQgjQdeXtxIkSRgByK-YptEafLbRzRproezdt8xSSOYGxDxteCea-NEP9237xipTgfCfe0zvXHT5X3xvLYU2SR5uAuLegj2sPpwVMHwuhBoK8EPxeNgOK2W0gnD-2EKSoEO--jNg/s720/finally%20ducks%20in%20a%20row.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="541" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigMeC4XN70rAaOC4YjWva221nvdyApjFjRKkCXr99ctQ9gV92AUfQgjQdeXtxIkSRgByK-YptEafLbRzRproezdt8xSSOYGxDxteCea-NEP9237xipTgfCfe0zvXHT5X3xvLYU2SR5uAuLegj2sPpwVMHwuhBoK8EPxeNgOK2W0gnD-2EKSoEO--jNg/s320/finally%20ducks%20in%20a%20row.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw that Tom had started mowing the backyard, and figured he was just taking a break. Turns out a belt snapped - and unfortunately the repair guy is swamped (after all the rain everyone has been busy mowing) with a predicted turn-around time of 3 weeks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbfOpwRM-wc89sMn1uIb-x-KT8WSNwg1CJf_zEENJaFTb-k9zGXqvIdsxG2LYYlSJNDuFXGQ0hcTt8haXfg2pVQS6P4KM9Hyx6maQrTtpEm1SQvVULiWOkW1REhVGz7izTubJRPWlZfL9dWXopaasxuqJ_9K8e9SvGhrISqVRzP5sE57Eww7TvNMQyA/s350/wait%20your%20turn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="276" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbfOpwRM-wc89sMn1uIb-x-KT8WSNwg1CJf_zEENJaFTb-k9zGXqvIdsxG2LYYlSJNDuFXGQ0hcTt8haXfg2pVQS6P4KM9Hyx6maQrTtpEm1SQvVULiWOkW1REhVGz7izTubJRPWlZfL9dWXopaasxuqJ_9K8e9SvGhrISqVRzP5sE57Eww7TvNMQyA/w158-h200/wait%20your%20turn.jpg" width="158" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After lunch Brownie came along for a ride, first to check out the exact location for tomorrow's eye surgery, and then to fill the gas tank - to the tune of $71. Luckily I don't have to do that too often.</div><p></p>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-50370545375756981612022-09-26T09:25:00.000-07:002022-09-26T09:25:02.317-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> Yesterday Brownie got home earlier than expected, so he went over to Mary's with me. He was definitely interested in Pablo (the parrot), who is back after a 2-year hiatus living with her grandson. But with Dominic in Scotland for a year Pablo has moved back in. <i>Meant</i> to take a photo...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZX-sS-l7Cw2KFj_l-IyUL-ucuPVZCR1AJMcbotDs5qQgFA7GjZvN9iIlruFvvXCzZHySOAy89QqCsKJWfG2F1KnFOBU-lUputFVwvK5atK5zJgpgmwXZRG8D9HMs3GSXn5spBS7tVsNdt0jFfuGMazBtOAHa1fJ5NuNM76kyUh48NelSIEGs_l2EGA/s274/good%20intentions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="274" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZX-sS-l7Cw2KFj_l-IyUL-ucuPVZCR1AJMcbotDs5qQgFA7GjZvN9iIlruFvvXCzZHySOAy89QqCsKJWfG2F1KnFOBU-lUputFVwvK5atK5zJgpgmwXZRG8D9HMs3GSXn5spBS7tVsNdt0jFfuGMazBtOAHa1fJ5NuNM76kyUh48NelSIEGs_l2EGA/s1600/good%20intentions.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I found out that there was a reason Mary missed the fabric score-a-thon at the Bees on Wednesday; she had to make an impromtu trip to the ER, but happily she is fine!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iCh4FcJnjYVQHzPYhTd-bH54QJ9ZzhS2oE4_B8CTrOtxynGaTelj0sw9OdQZewdj2TgA2y31Rp9WrlMVweGGMOspawz2416z1uGSEblXZfTyLtxUZkMjKCGdmDb_lmo_bfumD3alX0yRx2yPTG-B-58_dqO5XnNVhpN--YybnrYjUzsM1-GQDOlMgw/s326/ER%20hospital.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="326" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iCh4FcJnjYVQHzPYhTd-bH54QJ9ZzhS2oE4_B8CTrOtxynGaTelj0sw9OdQZewdj2TgA2y31Rp9WrlMVweGGMOspawz2416z1uGSEblXZfTyLtxUZkMjKCGdmDb_lmo_bfumD3alX0yRx2yPTG-B-58_dqO5XnNVhpN--YybnrYjUzsM1-GQDOlMgw/w297-h125/ER%20hospital.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I've set aside a whole bunch of goodies for her, including some really nice projects Carol had started but that no one else had scooped up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rosh HaShannah, the Jewish New Year, began at sundown last evening. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jlH1PQoFPZsFSaiXrbLFoimOakgv3q7rOWOMrbg9G0RkyZXf_h2ktPExPdfIbJfio27cxVNffpJHFoN8-oEWDWauGIVJuvl1LFrLVZ0G1ceAyXKAc14npjFaRmK14DkTcx_o2yevatlxlWMixZqTT6TQS40EiJ2v2EwdPbRc0m1x8V8dyx4gdQu3iw/s640/shofar%20so%20good.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Off to the chiropractor in a few minutes - missed my appointment last week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaEhhko5_6YwAo16BIFVKo8Agqjk9JGAZP4M5I-1LRXL0Hmb3r8OYi2wWmSmeGo_YctOG_WFAWNHP9jnWDaDHNwHA2AKUxolqZAFf-4HQXvP5M3ppEwQnCAeIWkEF2eB3YrqSVupLzspnSvie8WztXQgxSVgXNpggUQJLUaOkQIphesq_wBcTmrFeHw/s882/spaced%20out%20appointment.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="882" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaEhhko5_6YwAo16BIFVKo8Agqjk9JGAZP4M5I-1LRXL0Hmb3r8OYi2wWmSmeGo_YctOG_WFAWNHP9jnWDaDHNwHA2AKUxolqZAFf-4HQXvP5M3ppEwQnCAeIWkEF2eB3YrqSVupLzspnSvie8WztXQgxSVgXNpggUQJLUaOkQIphesq_wBcTmrFeHw/w200-h112/spaced%20out%20appointment.png" width="200" /></a></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-30843438846375666622022-09-25T11:22:00.001-07:002022-09-25T11:22:30.544-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> Yesterday there was a rat drinking from the watering sundial on the front porch. I watched from my chair, and since it was taking its time I decided to pick up my phone and zoom in for a pic - which was when it decided to slink off into the bushes. Now I'm thinking that maybe it wasn't seeing a bunny out the window that had Brownie so excited (and then focused for hours) the other day, but a rat instead.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pGsaeTacn7Z6pY3amdJwZNVrpE7h763uYGt7i-ZG8M_YrdA3E0xZuXBT9dy3zzdihqGFDIa1h_O4cpie5w65N5l1AyE3XPbrlVTsplG-Bs4oAWi89hkUWxD-irJLVnbgy85VAeajb8eR6d-wcRZ8MhCWvxXNA-xCpgFnF6wMMqvLMshGofUqvg1wXA/s250/what%20was%20it.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="201" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pGsaeTacn7Z6pY3amdJwZNVrpE7h763uYGt7i-ZG8M_YrdA3E0xZuXBT9dy3zzdihqGFDIa1h_O4cpie5w65N5l1AyE3XPbrlVTsplG-Bs4oAWi89hkUWxD-irJLVnbgy85VAeajb8eR6d-wcRZ8MhCWvxXNA-xCpgFnF6wMMqvLMshGofUqvg1wXA/w147-h182/what%20was%20it.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">This senior dummy experienced yet more frustration with my smart phone yesterday. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzMIuhuw2SKlif3FR6l7D1QiAqqPYA5GssfH9Pc6KbCmyxFnIi7JdhdCIDh3F31XetVAC_jLdidd_Pw8tL2JQN9yxVeuAWlpsxtug8hZIQZtz218lIn98ze525ISPMfD8Xavjk15cjQimx_KObTWvgHqK98JJ4--j4rqsLi4OtNO6ronxlZA1pBNJEg/s500/iPhones%20for%20dummies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="399" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzMIuhuw2SKlif3FR6l7D1QiAqqPYA5GssfH9Pc6KbCmyxFnIi7JdhdCIDh3F31XetVAC_jLdidd_Pw8tL2JQN9yxVeuAWlpsxtug8hZIQZtz218lIn98ze525ISPMfD8Xavjk15cjQimx_KObTWvgHqK98JJ4--j4rqsLi4OtNO6ronxlZA1pBNJEg/w321-h403/iPhones%20for%20dummies.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">And it's not like I was trying to hack into the Pentagon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pthPeeKsstyX5LTHfeN-sOO05bCryd_5OSBTl2HZRvA2wPWE3Y2QGBL_XKkFiNBoCsPJyx2BRmXerNFov71_csUZnQHDDwjgjZAuMB5ESeDwfCxI-Sf7owJwq1LA1xX88O9fTMx27pCnI-9aTGKaw864QJSK73pajD-t-SvakdUHzyGjgd_gTf2zLQ/s1258/Pentagon%20in%20Washington.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1258" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pthPeeKsstyX5LTHfeN-sOO05bCryd_5OSBTl2HZRvA2wPWE3Y2QGBL_XKkFiNBoCsPJyx2BRmXerNFov71_csUZnQHDDwjgjZAuMB5ESeDwfCxI-Sf7owJwq1LA1xX88O9fTMx27pCnI-9aTGKaw864QJSK73pajD-t-SvakdUHzyGjgd_gTf2zLQ/w349-h166/Pentagon%20in%20Washington.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">All I wanted was an address/website for red pins on a map...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1LioLDI38Uf318HOPJGvxeQaEiEdynCqqrbYl-RCiUOBjzU79L9Ye_nu7h2FMKyXAX-fuIQv32F5B2iQJn2C9hD0Zvaz_x1UEcmXKjd7uMLTfAMiZvjjEoTnbSa1SYE8tKIdRhHuC8Gyrr_yNHYFVk52PlpsNztYM8fuIhu8XB7ghyMeSMUX-ENOmw/s167/red%20map%20pin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="112" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1LioLDI38Uf318HOPJGvxeQaEiEdynCqqrbYl-RCiUOBjzU79L9Ye_nu7h2FMKyXAX-fuIQv32F5B2iQJn2C9hD0Zvaz_x1UEcmXKjd7uMLTfAMiZvjjEoTnbSa1SYE8tKIdRhHuC8Gyrr_yNHYFVk52PlpsNztYM8fuIhu8XB7ghyMeSMUX-ENOmw/s1600/red%20map%20pin.png" width="112" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> which SHOULDN'T be that hard!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzgzQSMbZQRyzJyicyyjg3BkMG0yl3qIe2ULk-Q8xjMcKPv9KFh7BPYWg0fAzusYHijJNJpfV9nW_af6AhIndjFyFZN3AuJ-dbPBjQqgnyXzFMNvPhtgtRpYjZXw-tEnTSRG0wXKkoqSliSpBj10R3E-3pEXXwcWnzCkz5n0-dLT_RgsqMxZskMCeFg/s169/sometimes%20things%20are%20harder%20than%20expected.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="169" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzgzQSMbZQRyzJyicyyjg3BkMG0yl3qIe2ULk-Q8xjMcKPv9KFh7BPYWg0fAzusYHijJNJpfV9nW_af6AhIndjFyFZN3AuJ-dbPBjQqgnyXzFMNvPhtgtRpYjZXw-tEnTSRG0wXKkoqSliSpBj10R3E-3pEXXwcWnzCkz5n0-dLT_RgsqMxZskMCeFg/s1600/sometimes%20things%20are%20harder%20than%20expected.jpg" width="169" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">But although I tried this and that for what seemed like a very long time (though it probably was "only" ten minutes) I never did figure it out. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZ01po5OTLMak-TYgQED3CqGl_f4VMAdrqiKqA0wrp0whZhO1QznfJDZ0kjP0ND0q_YBj-KJitfsNOTT6msEY3pyoBAOmsfM1sXs2t3SDfif4CnrYHlnheXYyHUbztoghP9hv5k3Uhj9rHLOU3M9P3ZutAQIUdJKkqrniAdIAuthYGvYf0TnyJW7PcA/s253/figure%20it%20out.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="175" data-original-width="253" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZ01po5OTLMak-TYgQED3CqGl_f4VMAdrqiKqA0wrp0whZhO1QznfJDZ0kjP0ND0q_YBj-KJitfsNOTT6msEY3pyoBAOmsfM1sXs2t3SDfif4CnrYHlnheXYyHUbztoghP9hv5k3Uhj9rHLOU3M9P3ZutAQIUdJKkqrniAdIAuthYGvYf0TnyJW7PcA/w154-h106/figure%20it%20out.png" width="154" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the other hand, despite my technology incompetence...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWDvkUt5w-WF1bcSAX0NkuB5ESye7kOSBMHgj5hpYp0IepAX5mFQz-DHS6Nc4YtvKdEHgdAwU8sv7gdlAU5A8n_uqYHe23H7T0OI35aYUUipH4sHw-ihKY7NQKQHCTo5ZDPeyf0l5lgU-n5egZUG-9YiNU3UwrsvUrCsjW2xC_0RmbmqkIq02GHO-NA/s922/can't%20do%20technology.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="922" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWDvkUt5w-WF1bcSAX0NkuB5ESye7kOSBMHgj5hpYp0IepAX5mFQz-DHS6Nc4YtvKdEHgdAwU8sv7gdlAU5A8n_uqYHe23H7T0OI35aYUUipH4sHw-ihKY7NQKQHCTo5ZDPeyf0l5lgU-n5egZUG-9YiNU3UwrsvUrCsjW2xC_0RmbmqkIq02GHO-NA/w200-h199/can't%20do%20technology.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since the lantana aren't pulling out that easily any more, much of this morning's yardwork consisted of hand-trimming the vitex and privet "bushes" (more like trees) and cramming the detritus into the can. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that I've showered I feel a <i>whole</i> lot better; I worked up quite a sweat in the mugginess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yWn586zqsXQ-1zMOCpa52yDvlLBy3oGZ0-A1E_Mo1JiVW3VFVMf2tbuIMd7uRntS328tlaYdPd4QX4F6UPRWDACfNqzo4r2JP-r-Ze1pLo8YzUwW4Jgz3bCiGi3HsqPFbBW_sh_vlFTF1K78BSAuGWd-4bWkmA7WSKBZBRxa7EqqTlO174WC8gFdYw/s600/shower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yWn586zqsXQ-1zMOCpa52yDvlLBy3oGZ0-A1E_Mo1JiVW3VFVMf2tbuIMd7uRntS328tlaYdPd4QX4F6UPRWDACfNqzo4r2JP-r-Ze1pLo8YzUwW4Jgz3bCiGi3HsqPFbBW_sh_vlFTF1K78BSAuGWd-4bWkmA7WSKBZBRxa7EqqTlO174WC8gFdYw/w200-h200/shower.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Think I'll do some sewing before it's time to head over to Mary's for our visit. And maybe by the time I get home Brownie will have returned from camping - and with some exciting stories to tell!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOoBWCus5PMOlc7_C7lRqYh28nhbnibg9B1H02BX8iHAF9bY6nS599VuZo0mQtBG50-QM6gxiNhlGbzxEW-XoVxCHGSiOEexeH0-JbOPD1Hd1hNGTTOWVzbFE3qFIuMsgVUD5ZspvvhqJBm-ewk5oeJ5wL-qTyOrPp-jilNrgmT-0fI06N8i2i8XSOw/s275/tent%20camp%20dog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOoBWCus5PMOlc7_C7lRqYh28nhbnibg9B1H02BX8iHAF9bY6nS599VuZo0mQtBG50-QM6gxiNhlGbzxEW-XoVxCHGSiOEexeH0-JbOPD1Hd1hNGTTOWVzbFE3qFIuMsgVUD5ZspvvhqJBm-ewk5oeJ5wL-qTyOrPp-jilNrgmT-0fI06N8i2i8XSOw/w367-h244/tent%20camp%20dog.jpg" width="367" /></a></div><p></p>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-89073973403839906782022-09-24T11:50:00.000-07:002022-09-24T11:50:38.960-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> I started my pre-surgery eyedrops regimen this morning. There are three different types, to be administered on different dates during the process, with color-coded caps to help keep them organized. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu3wVwB2glAb19qsrBBMJWSDyAX74ojILEvDiIprnwZMmybZhh_yumKSI5VTVE_MXjRwMwpA-PVW58oWVOSkp1nnnjdbiQpwlVqeTJTicU2VNBZI0FtAa7Fn51TSCIut4rhxBH3TYCam4pfo5q98RzhHA7O6Tt25IYjCtAGPVw_ZX0iKt1iU1J_2NHg/s289/color%20coded%20eye%20drops.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="289" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu3wVwB2glAb19qsrBBMJWSDyAX74ojILEvDiIprnwZMmybZhh_yumKSI5VTVE_MXjRwMwpA-PVW58oWVOSkp1nnnjdbiQpwlVqeTJTicU2VNBZI0FtAa7Fn51TSCIut4rhxBH3TYCam4pfo5q98RzhHA7O6Tt25IYjCtAGPVw_ZX0iKt1iU1J_2NHg/s1600/color%20coded%20eye%20drops.png" width="289" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Before it got too steamy I removed more tonnage of lantana, mostly from the jungle where the shade has kept that ground moist. Tom mowed non-irrigation areas of the property, and acknowledged that it IS easier to mow now that (thanks to all the rain) I pulled all those weeds. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMcawKKyidhpdO7HB_r_m-yK9MwabgmIx8sxJzBNfPakexCBRd-Z6UKOQfdy_8BSIs8mjN04lFgYT_AHmAq0pN-6yLHtGuhSr7D8tpGpXpWNV6YBcVp34eAbyuJE1PCrAxga8hEgT8osSSgNrJUUbrgvEVOhULsas109p8tuAbXk3dkHFdINhndo3tA/s319/easier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="319" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMcawKKyidhpdO7HB_r_m-yK9MwabgmIx8sxJzBNfPakexCBRd-Z6UKOQfdy_8BSIs8mjN04lFgYT_AHmAq0pN-6yLHtGuhSr7D8tpGpXpWNV6YBcVp34eAbyuJE1PCrAxga8hEgT8osSSgNrJUUbrgvEVOhULsas109p8tuAbXk3dkHFdINhndo3tA/w217-h112/easier.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">He also commented on on how nice areas of the yard look where I have de-lantana-fied the lawn, which was good to hear.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinC_C2xirtM1eaC0AAf2rLSZhiDqL5S_UOBC87rx0NCzkYSt9MrSOfjzG7ud17rqD52fkl3JyCFDk9lh1zm1TUh_DwW3I6qbXqe3xAVj412zb6U7ouq0ozrsBMMqhCspQCY_1b3Zns5-bMcRMc0Ii7NjtzcGGNMwboz1aqDt2gAdQnBOzTMfnBWF3rDg/s377/appreciated.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="377" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinC_C2xirtM1eaC0AAf2rLSZhiDqL5S_UOBC87rx0NCzkYSt9MrSOfjzG7ud17rqD52fkl3JyCFDk9lh1zm1TUh_DwW3I6qbXqe3xAVj412zb6U7ouq0ozrsBMMqhCspQCY_1b3Zns5-bMcRMc0Ii7NjtzcGGNMwboz1aqDt2gAdQnBOzTMfnBWF3rDg/w231-h163/appreciated.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Alex wrote that Brownie loves the great outdoors. When I asked if he was making dog friends, he replied that Brownie has a new girlfriend rainbow dog.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNfwEOVKGldCqNKnY7_C0TR7immkXJz-067bpKkGBWcU6Gj9TDtEiF1oUFC1lm4jhqoc7_BX7H_zaQZlS2OSr8YPYkDx5wihrBf8LNHYGR1H_Ve6ADqIjgvPM4jUbC2Y75nhU89VfX0G5hlWJRVUbX62LnVjsxlx9SfToy_4yJbLZHL81HUCiOBh1PA/s477/Brownie%20camping%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="477" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNfwEOVKGldCqNKnY7_C0TR7immkXJz-067bpKkGBWcU6Gj9TDtEiF1oUFC1lm4jhqoc7_BX7H_zaQZlS2OSr8YPYkDx5wihrBf8LNHYGR1H_Ve6ADqIjgvPM4jUbC2Y75nhU89VfX0G5hlWJRVUbX62LnVjsxlx9SfToy_4yJbLZHL81HUCiOBh1PA/w340-h301/Brownie%20camping%201.jpeg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WZb6M9qN4y0qCQzpqFMFnHXVf_Jvv9L0p0N9QyOLw6saNsnxKQG3ixkyI1Oq58XuVy3Tq4A2VqBOy4k4AUlYPZjPDo_8rexQVCba-Gl4IcFUhSjeREkLHwA1dxdk4P1Z9Vo9x5KQuXb0DJWtcKdNuQf-8PxyABuldmHO-wyHWhqaoa1C2zYpjG-eDQ/s549/Brownie%20camping%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="436" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WZb6M9qN4y0qCQzpqFMFnHXVf_Jvv9L0p0N9QyOLw6saNsnxKQG3ixkyI1Oq58XuVy3Tq4A2VqBOy4k4AUlYPZjPDo_8rexQVCba-Gl4IcFUhSjeREkLHwA1dxdk4P1Z9Vo9x5KQuXb0DJWtcKdNuQf-8PxyABuldmHO-wyHWhqaoa1C2zYpjG-eDQ/w336-h423/Brownie%20camping%202.jpeg" width="336" /></a></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-53506853047196389622022-09-24T07:43:00.001-07:002022-09-24T07:43:17.331-07:00<p style="text-align: center;">Thursday I gave Brownie his bath after dinner, while Tom and Alex were watching Thursday Night Football. Bathing is still high on his list of <i>Things I Don't Like</i> - </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxb1_xJnvf7bKAgq4Q89vOsxuO-LxA0YGoE0J_6bjQqJDS1zwaFn-sNDd98w1ImnjWCToi4aygllfrTBKszstyBxg63wa9e5hFjjzantnFH3hC6odNQqeNAEnWO3pke24bE7e-319SLxA8_Kilr1pZO5FnigPo-gEi-pMnToCX9f4skd60fF-fUWO8A/s800/thumbs%20down%20don't%20like.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="800" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxb1_xJnvf7bKAgq4Q89vOsxuO-LxA0YGoE0J_6bjQqJDS1zwaFn-sNDd98w1ImnjWCToi4aygllfrTBKszstyBxg63wa9e5hFjjzantnFH3hC6odNQqeNAEnWO3pke24bE7e-319SLxA8_Kilr1pZO5FnigPo-gEi-pMnToCX9f4skd60fF-fUWO8A/w256-h82/thumbs%20down%20don't%20like.jpg" width="256" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">and yet he doesn't seem to hold a grudge. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwASqwj0iJ_3gggu2kH9FWztlGfC08BDrl-w9hoarDrevPZyGcBMD6BvuWh4m2k6qkIOknZdqLDjV5j3at1ul_sk1sIV8C9p8OPyhFN-f3WNRUFpuevCcICaFKnl4jGDxe3efRbq5_lGgThnM1twLIEDxidN8rOTt0bX_Py3D5Z1NisqBun9E5twPzg/s487/don't%20hold%20grudges.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="487" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwASqwj0iJ_3gggu2kH9FWztlGfC08BDrl-w9hoarDrevPZyGcBMD6BvuWh4m2k6qkIOknZdqLDjV5j3at1ul_sk1sIV8C9p8OPyhFN-f3WNRUFpuevCcICaFKnl4jGDxe3efRbq5_lGgThnM1twLIEDxidN8rOTt0bX_Py3D5Z1NisqBun9E5twPzg/w256-h133/don't%20hold%20grudges.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">As soon as bathtime is over Brownie still doesn't want to leave my side, </p><p style="text-align: center;">even though Alex was trying to get him to come to <i>him</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhX6qaZz40Yvtx947aYfeph9JcwJDQeEmqn0y4uu2DTtx6Yfi8VIIbsGjuXYMKYqdtOWK0eTMNCW2y2CR6qc8O-YHovPEC6CnyRkWEiaQyQOfYKF8GCD6frkZhCizbtbthiMMNpPDepEWaeFsTJOngNws_pcxWGMN94kOusB4xe9zpq1QaJ_yvC-LTg/s310/dog%20come%20when%20call.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="310" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhX6qaZz40Yvtx947aYfeph9JcwJDQeEmqn0y4uu2DTtx6Yfi8VIIbsGjuXYMKYqdtOWK0eTMNCW2y2CR6qc8O-YHovPEC6CnyRkWEiaQyQOfYKF8GCD6frkZhCizbtbthiMMNpPDepEWaeFsTJOngNws_pcxWGMN94kOusB4xe9zpq1QaJ_yvC-LTg/s1600/dog%20come%20when%20call.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">He's soft and clean now - though after a weekend of camping he may (?) need another bath...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsEFjO-ZoRU6K_RJ70MKTyseSwQC5zYBsyraW90A16WZvjTLg7g2GyjOeUVaCyfYfbcTvYe25K0p-kePaLAFvtSZ04AzA8_sBE-ImQBFfMBPA8XS71sS1z7aSUVFaXBE1JMdy53kylQnfX7P9UnmbDcJy2HD43WHVnc1sDT79voircOo63Um3PlOyMQ/s500/dirty%20dog%20bath%20water.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsEFjO-ZoRU6K_RJ70MKTyseSwQC5zYBsyraW90A16WZvjTLg7g2GyjOeUVaCyfYfbcTvYe25K0p-kePaLAFvtSZ04AzA8_sBE-ImQBFfMBPA8XS71sS1z7aSUVFaXBE1JMdy53kylQnfX7P9UnmbDcJy2HD43WHVnc1sDT79voircOo63Um3PlOyMQ/s320/dirty%20dog%20bath%20water.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Waking up at 4:30 is getting to be a very nasty habit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaaywM4KGHHTJn0b_mtYqdESt6vDjIlCxbSALzXL7LKsLVnVEhpDObLjpRkhiw3eEjc1h8Fw6SZewNSmK8_i5vye56H95iOkL614Upm8wdKU63nrEEhDLyuB-RWDzmYWjKHQnlyQx_4YgsJ1utgaKfemSoBfP9ojRsCvfGzHkT_UhfkRkb2ZRQCFkOw/s250/nasty%20habit.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="137" data-original-width="250" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaaywM4KGHHTJn0b_mtYqdESt6vDjIlCxbSALzXL7LKsLVnVEhpDObLjpRkhiw3eEjc1h8Fw6SZewNSmK8_i5vye56H95iOkL614Upm8wdKU63nrEEhDLyuB-RWDzmYWjKHQnlyQx_4YgsJ1utgaKfemSoBfP9ojRsCvfGzHkT_UhfkRkb2ZRQCFkOw/w296-h162/nasty%20habit.webp" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While cleaners did their thing Friday morning I ironed/cut more 5" squares for the October exchange; have about two dozen bee fabrics. Also washed loads <i>and loads</i> of laundry - not only the rugs (as always on cleaning day) but all of Brownie's beds/blankets, which added another several loads.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY57BoSzncBmdAcej2EHNgDJpLfY6eTLAXrAguKyV5nxxg1LF9d0twuKphH7GHUVnqUoBVzk0I0VXQXsiiAVw1AyxsvRVr93t8TBKkO0CBST3fN_9z_m9vfGhrTggTwx63fs89TTDRTZQNP5CcKfvlnL_1oYlFg4eYnbjIdjzilWX0xl6OEW6DZb4rw/s347/laundry%20room%20loads%20of%20fun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="347" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY57BoSzncBmdAcej2EHNgDJpLfY6eTLAXrAguKyV5nxxg1LF9d0twuKphH7GHUVnqUoBVzk0I0VXQXsiiAVw1AyxsvRVr93t8TBKkO0CBST3fN_9z_m9vfGhrTggTwx63fs89TTDRTZQNP5CcKfvlnL_1oYlFg4eYnbjIdjzilWX0xl6OEW6DZb4rw/s320/laundry%20room%20loads%20of%20fun.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally made the trip to Costco for the 50# bag of birdseed for the too-long empty feeder, and blocks for the quail. I had really struggled with that hefty bag on my last shop there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZQcvbLJ4JYJ_vGIVyXIsk4dZStQMqWGI7hCnWWoQjXyzPn_czHPFr6R7iAx4G6saZ639iUuTDgholBkVcEV7X9vPBvAA-zp9HMOauD4U4e24IKu9txOGR6hYukn7CB6AGMci-wCSrkt9C09NnrX9iFReMSo9AFdsXOna3fXVwmlB1eUWzAlbTcOaig/s736/lift%20heavy%20things.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="736" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZQcvbLJ4JYJ_vGIVyXIsk4dZStQMqWGI7hCnWWoQjXyzPn_czHPFr6R7iAx4G6saZ639iUuTDgholBkVcEV7X9vPBvAA-zp9HMOauD4U4e24IKu9txOGR6hYukn7CB6AGMci-wCSrkt9C09NnrX9iFReMSo9AFdsXOna3fXVwmlB1eUWzAlbTcOaig/w200-h200/lift%20heavy%20things.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Luckily there was an employee nearby to help load it into the shopping cart, then a young man (helping his grandmother?) two cars over from where I had parked to load it into the trunk for me, and Alex at home to lift it onto the bath seat in the garage (which hopefully will discourage any rodents from getting into it?) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And speaking of rodents - Tom heard from Lily yesterday, whose car was having problems. Turns out some rodents had chewed through some of the wires, and sadly it'll be a very pricey fix.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-psK6_pikL6-2NEQxUK2le0qVRX_YgLgm6_0P2FWPkChy39wJysCcGzxn7o1C7PdEmFcD_QQ0uYo402V4wkbNHZrVsdrs6yRYTAOLEYEUOyXntRgt7o6M7L-VZC7Z04e_HmiSeLIkFr4DvltAGHxhvct-2qHC1EcttZ3IhxQc9tHjv5UL_rGTanxLbg/s275/chewed%20wires.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-psK6_pikL6-2NEQxUK2le0qVRX_YgLgm6_0P2FWPkChy39wJysCcGzxn7o1C7PdEmFcD_QQ0uYo402V4wkbNHZrVsdrs6yRYTAOLEYEUOyXntRgt7o6M7L-VZC7Z04e_HmiSeLIkFr4DvltAGHxhvct-2qHC1EcttZ3IhxQc9tHjv5UL_rGTanxLbg/s1600/chewed%20wires.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is quiet here without Brownie. Hope he's having fun camping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gWjSrczO1wGTHOBXHeqP4-ukJHtN_LB4jUxYIJvzfJfEOOQFPAQy9p-1UXC-iYxYZworOo1kll3MY0OFDPoEnfd3mrZrY77vQq1pZoSaXj-O74sLAHWJ2jJEiN99y5MEUfuNsC8g-cNfIa_1xwv7XDodFPQE928VnnI2XOlSWEt9pZOcKxGoAb0zdQ/s698/dog%20tent%20petsmart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="646" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gWjSrczO1wGTHOBXHeqP4-ukJHtN_LB4jUxYIJvzfJfEOOQFPAQy9p-1UXC-iYxYZworOo1kll3MY0OFDPoEnfd3mrZrY77vQq1pZoSaXj-O74sLAHWJ2jJEiN99y5MEUfuNsC8g-cNfIa_1xwv7XDodFPQE928VnnI2XOlSWEt9pZOcKxGoAb0zdQ/w379-h410/dog%20tent%20petsmart.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather became very threatening here last evening, WINDY with lots of thunder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But as "promised", there was no more rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtyrA-pmN-jO_ea3ybAPg4ZrDA2M17gj4dl_k913Asw_rX_GSxMTyW9IkYFsLPlCSzgS_lRql2QIDpoj80rnSAuIdQnV0SYSlNqG7pKz8gyX5KE82WDTBzaYJWEOTGjPrOig3QL7ASfloQsAjvd4DyCfCp6XHLsm_tMwWVHA28y3louxrC7Mu_eQGkA/s300/deliver-on-your-promises.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="300" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtyrA-pmN-jO_ea3ybAPg4ZrDA2M17gj4dl_k913Asw_rX_GSxMTyW9IkYFsLPlCSzgS_lRql2QIDpoj80rnSAuIdQnV0SYSlNqG7pKz8gyX5KE82WDTBzaYJWEOTGjPrOig3QL7ASfloQsAjvd4DyCfCp6XHLsm_tMwWVHA28y3louxrC7Mu_eQGkA/w266-h209/deliver-on-your-promises.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday has started off promising... 5:45 is a lot better than 4:30!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUogEFTLzie4KnEBojf-v0ni-8Qs03lWhADZHECaxq77QBlw2TvBXA4iS1z2P30QLH90HiPVKdWostLGEZphigHgdBpSHTx_llpALYchc4tngWk1zrKyxXJLczo58R7-85sjMK8VgvcH9aZr38Z6DQKFljPCBeNhYNCR6Nu6XRPoYW2ye_3BekoqB5w/s610/good%20night's%20sleep%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="610" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUogEFTLzie4KnEBojf-v0ni-8Qs03lWhADZHECaxq77QBlw2TvBXA4iS1z2P30QLH90HiPVKdWostLGEZphigHgdBpSHTx_llpALYchc4tngWk1zrKyxXJLczo58R7-85sjMK8VgvcH9aZr38Z6DQKFljPCBeNhYNCR6Nu6XRPoYW2ye_3BekoqB5w/s320/good%20night's%20sleep%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-40424303729423889832022-09-22T17:09:00.000-07:002022-09-22T17:09:00.706-07:00<p style="text-align: center;">Tuesday's gym session started 10 minutes late, so I was hoping today we would get in the full session. Or not - I was up part of the night with another headache, and eventually got out of bed at dark:30. So between lack of sleep and my throbbing head I may not be at my best today.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We are back to having to do the gates on 35th Ave for irrigation. While that means we have more control over the water arriving on time (or early, since Tom misread the time by 10 minutes), it will make things less than convenient if/when we end up with middle-of-the-night time slots.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Alex was monitoring things on Tuesday, and when thick cactus pads were coming through and clogging up the gate to our main center ditch Tom had to dismantle it in order to clean it out. We did drive over to try talking to the folks whose cactus were the culprit (Tom invited me along to help 'keep the peace', but they weren't home. I'll just send Sue an e-mail and she can handle it... </p><p style="text-align: center;">While the water was flowing I pulled tonnage of lantana from the center ditch, and later more from around Alex's backyard since the tree trough had overflowed. That made weeding, when I found a crop of goatheads trying to establish a foothold, easy.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Alex helped replace the printer cartridges (he had same difficulty I did, which made me feel better) but despite several tries it still wouldn't print, just more or less flipped out.</p><p style="text-align: center;">That night Brownie was invited to his place for a sleepover, and he'll have even more adventures over the weekend since Alex is planning to take him camping in Flagstaff. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Wednesday morning I got to Busy Bees a half hour early to help the ladies unload boxes and boxes of Garol Olson's goodies and unpack them. We lost Carol to cancer this year, and all of her fabric (and other stuff from her sewing room) was available for the taking. It rained fairly hard on my drive there, but happily was only sprinkling when I pulled into the parking lot. (Monica had not been so lucky; she had gotten drenched minutes earlier!) I donated $100 for what I brought home with me (including several bags of scraps for Jessica once the ladies had finished "shopping".) We all were saying the same thing, that we didn't 'need' any more fabric. But pretty sure everyone went home with something! </p><p style="text-align: center;">All fabric left over (and there were at least half a dozen <i>large</i> cartons crammed full) went to another group that makes a lot of charity quilts. Those ladies were scheduled to arrive at 11:30 to cart off their newfound wealth.</p><p style="text-align: center;">After lunch (when I finished up my gift card at Panini's) I popped over to the WalMart pharmacy to see about scheduling the newest Covid booster; I'd like to be as protected as possible when I fly to Maryland next month. I'd already tried to do it over the phone (nope), and then on-line (still nope.)</p><p style="text-align: center;"> While I still wasn't able to make an appointment (because the serum had just come in and was still packed; they were waiting on an e-mail to confirm it had been kept that the proper temperature during shipping) I assumed I would be able to do that today!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Yesterday was a very productive afternoon of weeding, because between Tuesday's irrigation and then the later rains the ground was very forgiving. I filled about 1/3 of the green can, only quitting when my back started talking to me. Later it rained hard for at least 15 minutes, so on my way to check the mail I ended up doing even more weeding. Gotta take full advantage of the soggy ground!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I also got the confirmation I was awaiting from Dan, that he'd received a package note in his mailbox. (That was a relief; over the years I've heard too many horror stories of quilts being lost in the mail!) I'm definitely excited to hear how he likes it! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Tahoma",sans-serif" style="color: #274e13; font-size: 12pt;"><i>Got my package slip yesterday, hope to get by PO tomorrow to
pick it up. Excited to see!</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: inherit;">Alex swung by for dinner (Tom had made yummy chicken) and "fixed" the printer ... meaning that with him simply standing next to it the printer did its thing with no problem. At least I was able to print up the newest Foothills roster, and also the ADL scholarhip letter.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">Once it got light out this morning (I was up <i>way </i>too early again) I was off to do some more weeding. Got LOTS more pulled (between irrigation and then rain it's still easy) before I finally had to shower and get ready for the gym. While I was out there our new pool person, Jose, came to service the pool and figured out why Creepy hasn't been happy; one of the hoses had a leak. So we replaced that tube and (maybe) that'll keep him happy for a while...</p><p style="text-align: center;">Another late start at the gym. Sure do miss Jim's promptness (among other things.)</p><p style="text-align: center;">Dan got his quilt, and absolutely loves it! Here's part of his e-mail:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Whoa! Wow! Wowser! Holy Schmomboli! </span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bobbi! The Ribbit Riot is amazing! I can't believe you spent all
that time making me a quilt. I'm in awe and so pleased. I love the frog images.
I love the jaunty squares. I love the blue and purple and of course the green.
I'm so happy Terry will be here on Monday to see it so we can marvel at it
together. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thank you for the washing instructions although I suspect I'll
be so darn careful with it that it'll never need washing! </span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I can't thank you enough Bobbi. A true work of art. I am forever
in awe of you and that is now beyond your Wordle prowess!</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">Also on tap today was a visit from the plumber. The very unhappy hose bib/pipe out back, which leaked buckets whenever we turned it on, is now fixed, and the master bathroom has a new toilet. Luckily Cameron was outside getting a tool from his truck when I went to empty a bucket of weeds into the trash can - and there was a <b>HUGE</b> spider on the inside of the lid. (HE even commented on how big it was.) I have more weeds to put in there, but am a little gun shy at the moment.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sometime today Brownie will get a bath so he'll be a less-aromatic tent-mate for Alex (and the cleaners can clean up the mess that's always left behind when they come tomorrow.) </p><p style="text-align: center;">Tried to schedule the booster shot - but they still haven't gotten the OK and said to call back tomorrow. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I had hoped to organize at least some of the fabric that came home with me yesterday, but between my headache and lack of sleep that is going to have to wait.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Going to post before I get behind again. One of these days I'll be back to posting pix.</p>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-1796814739358819702022-09-20T10:14:00.001-07:002022-09-20T10:14:13.673-07:00<p style="text-align: center;">Things were BUSY BUSY BUSY after I got home from Colorado on September 1st, and (once again) when I got a few days behind I just kept putting off posting. So now it's been over two weeks! </p><p style="text-align: center;">The hibiscus and duranta that I planted in my large blue birthday containers have been doing well, though it did take a while to decide where they should live on the front porch. Now that they've been moved several times I think I've figured it out.</p><p style="text-align: center;">On Tuesday, the day after Labor Day, I was back to playing Catch up. My first chiro visit (after all the digging/rock hauling at the hot springs) went well. In fact we were both surprised at how little adjusting I needed. </p><p style="text-align: center;">On the way home I stopped at PT (the ladies at the front desk were happy to see me once we confirmed that I had NOT relapsed and come in for additional treatment. I'd gotten a zillion-page printout from "them", listing all my sessions (there were over 85!) The box at the top of the first page, listed "Payment Due", was blank, and as I leafed through the pages there were zeroes in all of the last columns where it showed what I owed. So it was a good thing I actually leafed through and took a peek at the last page - because it turned out that it showed a charge of $213.64 'owing'. After they checked it turned out to be something about my Deduction, and I was more than willing to pay it - but we all agreed that there <b>should</b> have been something in that empty box on the first page.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Then it was a stop at the gym to (maybe) clear up some things with (latest Trainor Supervisor) Vee.</p><p style="text-align: center;">That afternoon I was headed to the bankto deposit a check at the ATM, and got as far as the driveway (very short trip for Brownie...) when I remembered that I was awaiting my new debit card since the old one had beenhacked. Happily it arrived in the mail that afternoon.</p><p style="text-align: center;">On Wednesday morning I was the sole 'student' for Betsy. At least I had some of my pieces made, and was ready to learn about the next steps. That afternoon I showed up for my appointment with the eye surgeon (and yes, I ended up there for over 3 hours with all the tests.) It didn't start out well; when I walked in the guy at the front desk wanted me to fill out a bunch of paperwork. Since I had printed up the forms, filled them out, and driven them over in early August and I handed them directly <i>to him</i> I became a little cranky <G> to learn that had been lost. Then, when I was leaving, he wanted me to fill out yet another form, and when I told him I had done that already with Tierra (when we were setting up the surgery there was a massive amount of paperwork to complete) he said, "That's a different department." </p><p style="text-align: center;">On the plus side I am scheduled to do my left (and worse) eye on Tuesday, Sept. 27, and the surgery office is conveniently very close, at I-17 and Greenway. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I managed to finish the last little bit of <i>Ella Minnow Pea</i> before that evening's Zoom, when I led the discussion. Everyone really liked the book except for Lisa G, who was ambivilent. All 3 books for next time sounded good, and we let Terry pick. So it'll be <i>Once There Were Wolves</i>, which I got in a very timely manner from the library. And though I actually started it (and it starts out well) I've set it aside for a bit so I can read it closer to the meeting date.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Irrigation (which arrived on time, just as Book Club was starting so I "let" Tom and Alex deal with it) went well.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Thursday I was up early, and as soon as it was light outside hit the post-irrigation weedathon. Tom left for Oregon around 7:30, and assured me he would be home before my scheduled eye surgery. But just in case Life intervened I arranged for Carol to be a back-up driver.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I was at the gym on time for my initial training session with Brock, and (gee, what a surprise) there was another snafu and it didn't happen. At least I had energy to give Brownie a much-needed bath before the cleaners came on Friday.</p><p style="text-align: center;">That night I was up during the night with a very unpleasant headache that made me nauseated and pretty miserable. After the cleaners left I had my haircut appt and then popped over to TOQS Bag Day for binding fabric and then the hardware store to pick up a hook for Alex to hang before he took off (new birdfeeder on the way) but was extremely glad to get home and be miserable.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The weekend was a bit of a blur; I really despise those 3-day headaches, and glad they don't occur any more frequently than they do! Eventually got some relief after I made some matzoh ball/chicken soup, and got the binding made/attached, and halfway hand-stitched while I watched a movie about the <span style="text-align: left;">USS Indianapolis (which I first learned about from the movie Jaws.) Even did some trimming and raking so all cans could go out full on Monday, and did not enjoy the muggy weather!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Did watch the 9/11 coverage all afternoon, and many of the segments concerned a lot of things 'discovered' over the past two decades, such as how they had side-stepped many of the safety protocols during construction of the towers. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Sunday morning I awoke with no headache YAY fell back asleep, and </span><span style="text-align: left;">slept in until 8:00!!! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Because I wanted to make stir fry for dinner and needed some things I made a trip to the grocery store - and coming in from the garage I took another 'trip' on that step. No clue how I managed not to actually fall, and with everyone gone it could have been really, really bad!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">In the afternoon I finished the binding except for the tail, which I saved to do in the morning when I eould be fresher. I'd finished up Marilyn's thread (did have another spool in reserve,)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Did manage to load the Uber app "all by myself", and even connect it to the credit card (though that part was harder than it should have been.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">In the early evening we got a HARD rain, accompannied by strong winds which knocked a huge limb off one of the trees along the center ditch. It landed on Alex's hammock, but incredibly didn't seem to damage it. He has been resistant to having those trees trimmed - but that's a prime example of why it absolutely needs to be done! Last winter the crew was here for two days but we still didn't have time for the ditch trees. This year that will be near the top of the list! </span><span style="text-align: left;">When the exterminator was here on that Monday he lifted it off (at my request) but it was WAY too heavy for me to drag of our bulk trash staging area. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I took advantage of the rain to weed areas that don't get irrigation; not only does that make mowing easier with 'just' grass, but keeps the property from looking abandoned. When it was time to come in from the Back 40, Brownie decided to lie down (and cool off?) in a mud puddle. So guess who got to be rinsed off on the top step of the pool?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">I grabbed a shower of my own, and then headed to the dentist for a routine cleaning. That was when Molly noticed a sizeable chip (and cracks) on one tooth, though happily it hadn't given me any pain and I'd been totally unaware. When the doc checked it turns out I do need a crown, but etween my schedule and his finding a date was not easy. and we ended up having to schedule that proceduere for the morning after my cataract surgery.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I thought Alex was gone, but it turned out that he'd post-poned his trip a day so we ended up going out for a belated birthday dinner at Carrabba's that evening. I wanted to skip birthday cake (I was having my blood drawn the following day and didn't want to be 'contaminated' with sugar) but he inisted I get the Chocolate Dream and bring it home to eat afterward. So I did.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Monday evening/night we got more rain, so I was back out weeding Tuesday morning.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Had my first session with Brock, and it did go well. (Of course the actual trainers were never the issue, just the lack of continuity.) Then it was a quick trip to Winco 'next door' because I needed fruit for Foothills snacks the next day.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Once I had my blood draw I had cake for lunch - and polished off the entire piece. The bird feeder did arrive, so I filled that up and hung it. It is a nice addition to the fifth window - but the song birds have not found it. Guess it'll just be ornamental as opposed to functional</p><p style="text-align: center;">I was zooming around on Wednesday, cutting up fruit, and "forgot" that I'd brought my bag to sew the label and finish the binding tail that I'd joined during the business part of the meeting. At least I remembered it for Show & Tell - and everyone loved it.</p><p style="text-align: center;">In the afternoon I tried to get a new screen protector at Verizon. The one near hear doesn't carry the one I'd gotten, and sent me to Corporate (75 & Bell) where of coure I'd been near that morning. First the guy had to get me signed up with the life-time warranty; luckily I'd been able to put my hands on the paperwork easily. But no matter how many times he tried, at the same point in the procedure he ran into a problem.</p><p style="text-align: center;">On the plus side, The Container Store was next door, and I was able to get a drawer organizer for 'that' jumbled kitchen drawer. It's now in great shape, with things things easily findable. I look forward to Tom to 'discovering ' it once he starts cooking. (Last night I grilled salmon, accompanied by rice and steamed broccoli and cauliflower, which was GREATLY appreciated by him.)</p><p style="text-align: center;">Thursday morning I was hard at it, with hours of yardwork including the labor-intensive job of trimming the deck. The real shocker was that I was actually looking forward to going to the gym later that morning. There was a mix-up on the time <sigh> so I was half an hour early and used that time to work out on my own! It then felt very good that I <span style="text-align: left;">needed Brock to up weights during my time with him.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">In the afternoon I drove Wanda to her chiro appointment. She feels guilty about asking for rides, but I truly don't mind. As I've told her, I'll tell her if I can't do it (like on Tuesday, when I was slammed with other appointments.)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">On Friday morning I was getting the quilt ready to mail to Dan and wanted to print up the washing instructions. So of course the printer was out of ink, necessitating a run to Target when they opened at 8:00. But then I couldn't get the old cartridges out, and was afriad to push/pull too hard and break the plastic holder. So I wrote out the instructions by hand.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Then I ran out of tape wrapping the box, so instead of going to the hardware store after mailing the package I swung by first (and also picked up a scraper to replace the one that disappeared the other day when I was working on the driveway.) I was pleasantly surprised that priority postage for the box didn't cost more than it did, and happy that I'd made it in before the post office guy came by for pick up that morning. It should arrive in NM any day now!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">On the way home I stopped in at at yard sale (house is up for sale, and met Gail) where I picked up some anti-peach balls for next Spring. Then I stopped to visit with Joy, who was just finishing up weeding her ditch (I was GOING to do that with my new tool, which I showed her I'd just bought.) We scheduled a tutorial for Saturday.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Saturday morning I took Brownie for a walk (he was thrilled) and bumped into Dave taking his dog for a walk. That's when I first learned of Neva's car accident; she'd been T-boned by a red-light-runner almost a year ago, resulting in 11broken bones, and is still doing rehab. Luckily everyone (she had the grandkids with her) was belted, and the side air-bags saved the kids from serious injury.</p><p style="text-align: center;">While I was doing major electic trimming out front (the bushes outside the bedrooms sure grow like weeds) Stuart rode by, and I was able to thank him for mowing our strips. Then Joy appeared, and we did her vinegar tutorial. After that she came over to admire my plants, and I potted the rooted pothos for her. Then more yardwork, finishing up around noon. Of course I did take frequent rest/water breaks.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sunday afternoon I ran three errands, all basically within a mile of the house (and with Brownie excited to be riding shotgun.) I was happy to drop off 3 bags at Kathi's, and a bunch of stuff at Savers, clearing shelves in the laundry room and the table in the garage. Once it cools off more (yes, I know it'll 'officially' be Fall in a few days, but...) I will again attack the rest of the garage.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I've also been doing serious clean out of some file cabinet drawers. All financial, bank, and credit card card statements needed to be shredded (and it's too embarrassing to mention how many YEARS some of those went back) and then I got started on outdated house/car insurance paperwork. Filled many bags (which went out yesterday) before I killed the shredder.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Since Tom decided to skip his visit to Carlo's in Idaho he would be returning sooner than expected. I thought I would have a few more days to finish up some projects (a couple of which needed Alex's final touches, and he's still out of town.) So Monday morning there was a serious push to finish up some projects. Tom arrived tired and dirty - and very glad to be done with the 2-day drive. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Monday morning I had a routine visit with the oncologist - and have "graduated"! On the way home I swung by Emissions to have the car tested (it passed) and didn't have to wait at all. Quick stop at the store for a few items for dinner, and then a little more putzing around the house before Tom got home.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Rain last night (of course - we're getting irrigation around noon) so I did a bit more yardwork. Was a bit worried when I came in and saw that I had a message from Brock - but he simply wanted to push back today's session half an hour.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Not going to proof-read or add pix - just want to get this posted!</p>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-60762479753527692892022-09-05T09:22:00.003-07:002022-09-05T09:22:54.939-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Once again I've fallen behind, and with a crazy week ahead of me I'd better try to catch up or it might never happen!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCURQuV5z0ZAI8adKGnF2kEljrCh4MZcfzWNJDo9gJdmWPvjtClqLUc7g2HH9A9W4LY3rWTUquV5zzjGbzoZoPVlZbhvbm17HaX2zN6gkva9yUcrOjj5VuYvsVmKJrdJFi6kWC9D6Z95aDL9MrpzMxswURDPekaosPHuMvmDSi4bU35f_SqqyIe16-A/s600/fallen%20behind.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="600" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCURQuV5z0ZAI8adKGnF2kEljrCh4MZcfzWNJDo9gJdmWPvjtClqLUc7g2HH9A9W4LY3rWTUquV5zzjGbzoZoPVlZbhvbm17HaX2zN6gkva9yUcrOjj5VuYvsVmKJrdJFi6kWC9D6Z95aDL9MrpzMxswURDPekaosPHuMvmDSi4bU35f_SqqyIe16-A/w200-h127/fallen%20behind.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last Tuesday, on my last night at the hot springs, it was yet another 'party' when Richard and Elinor joined us for my farewell dinner. Afterwards, we had no problem polishing off my scrumptious chocolate/raspberry birthday cake!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtYlWlo4INyhj5u3pvEsva3emGC_aOGA-LOlA_eovOgyYIcGxJtZECB52FFPtDzCiGpjN7APHt8QuQu4utMeNUd8XD5xZJOh4dQBuz9xsdesskBWDEiQgKnEP-wDyAX20FIb3tjVFPlDs0UBYrl29eFs3Gmll8c9ZaLumrgS3Um-Pv1qBy8S2DlV-eQ/s154/cake%20fitness%20mouth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="105" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtYlWlo4INyhj5u3pvEsva3emGC_aOGA-LOlA_eovOgyYIcGxJtZECB52FFPtDzCiGpjN7APHt8QuQu4utMeNUd8XD5xZJOh4dQBuz9xsdesskBWDEiQgKnEP-wDyAX20FIb3tjVFPlDs0UBYrl29eFs3Gmll8c9ZaLumrgS3Um-Pv1qBy8S2DlV-eQ/s1600/cake%20fitness%20mouth.jpg" width="105" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wednesday morning Terry woke Hilda early and we got her ready for her trip into town for her appointment with the derm pathologist. She was supposed to have the fast-growing skin cancer on her face removed before my arrival, but that appointment had to be cancelled at the last minute when the office came down with Covid. I got used to seeing it, but it looked pretty bad, with open wounds draining at times.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgp-Ny-3iJQaVqQAXFiqoA4m8uUS3qCr6avBrrQqdXZp_Iqk_amRx-8MduzQYdaJO3blVZ7w5zxv249nN4GcTlWdfgxZ3jnkGGHEM5L5QEW9Rkd0Gpk_C5HCGJGIFGUFeINcWyOvzX6HdlI8reAz-X1P81lwdiSwfLSycLwQLFLQg7B89UtlXaPM8pQ/s538/Hilda%20cheek%20before.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgp-Ny-3iJQaVqQAXFiqoA4m8uUS3qCr6avBrrQqdXZp_Iqk_amRx-8MduzQYdaJO3blVZ7w5zxv249nN4GcTlWdfgxZ3jnkGGHEM5L5QEW9Rkd0Gpk_C5HCGJGIFGUFeINcWyOvzX6HdlI8reAz-X1P81lwdiSwfLSycLwQLFLQg7B89UtlXaPM8pQ/s320/Hilda%20cheek%20before.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">After they headed to town I took a final soak in the Apple Pool. One guy starting talking about his trips to Havasu Falls with his daughter, so of course <g> I <i>had</i> to mention living/teaching in Supai back in the 70s, right?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4SbKaUCnr0SrDhFMC9eW7SvZCN9WgJTMNhxq4Hh98lFwO7IVCwfD36yIsw2C7NvK7igx_YNGRqAB3RFdzwcBV5Z1Hkk3rXUkaYZu1XP6KDxBo-AuQYkFA9rCxSo9mEd3WZ48QuWuWzw6szMK5aoyAsOEHr26DcHIrghGKLnyRnhyMDLsUh-1w4HBkA/s1024/Havasu%20Falls%20Supai.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4SbKaUCnr0SrDhFMC9eW7SvZCN9WgJTMNhxq4Hh98lFwO7IVCwfD36yIsw2C7NvK7igx_YNGRqAB3RFdzwcBV5Z1Hkk3rXUkaYZu1XP6KDxBo-AuQYkFA9rCxSo9mEd3WZ48QuWuWzw6szMK5aoyAsOEHr26DcHIrghGKLnyRnhyMDLsUh-1w4HBkA/w400-h225/Havasu%20Falls%20Supai.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">On the way back to the house I bumped into Doug (who approved of the most recent roadwork I did), then took a shower and packed the car, and headed out. I did make a quick stop at Elinor & Richard's (got to see the antelope herd enjoying a meal in the neighboring alfalfa field) for another round of hugs, and then I was off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A0kOk75Y-n7B3Vq3frCI5745w6-HYAXG_cd5sz2CkrSHWRBo0WiBy6ZCbTWRu2FsTAwxXd1cDhdp2jojS_7_n_BgVtSfPii-bGYiH1aPev0y0PXNuq4D1IRn1GxozXHjGctB7_7xlwewHD1pfpSbg0y9yv40WyZG2ZTAM9KIZ1iZ1syKxwnFU6LtOQ/s609/on%20the%20road%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="609" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A0kOk75Y-n7B3Vq3frCI5745w6-HYAXG_cd5sz2CkrSHWRBo0WiBy6ZCbTWRu2FsTAwxXd1cDhdp2jojS_7_n_BgVtSfPii-bGYiH1aPev0y0PXNuq4D1IRn1GxozXHjGctB7_7xlwewHD1pfpSbg0y9yv40WyZG2ZTAM9KIZ1iZ1syKxwnFU6LtOQ/w200-h109/on%20the%20road%203.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I was only half an hour into my drive, just the other side of Saguache, when I <i>almost</i> got "up close and personal" with a semi (glad I have good brakes) which really got my heart pumping! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxmJ5LxTkbgKebsMprmBGMAbPOsYUTcXTfQIzBIPjcQVNx7wKt0QFs-sMrFLMa-bt_vorgv6naGiXTNAQbcmICTqNd-MabB_KwCcrFCf3PzsFeRz1y2ZhYxSBQ0374uJ8mirCxkUqTChbFq-kx1ao3usbZ2YBjsRHwc8k9D5baj9DIW6y057Wwdm9SQ/s282/yikes%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="228" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxmJ5LxTkbgKebsMprmBGMAbPOsYUTcXTfQIzBIPjcQVNx7wKt0QFs-sMrFLMa-bt_vorgv6naGiXTNAQbcmICTqNd-MabB_KwCcrFCf3PzsFeRz1y2ZhYxSBQ0374uJ8mirCxkUqTChbFq-kx1ao3usbZ2YBjsRHwc8k9D5baj9DIW6y057Wwdm9SQ/w162-h200/yikes%201.jpg" width="162" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Happily the rest of my drive was much less stressful!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0L4CmqG-ZuIKoYbCMBC39Vp-2jYLvHmwbNX5qrbb5oB5nAhRa_HLqyrnpeOCYpt1IsyEF4PCs8qlIiJ-psqDLfW4p5bXGjiZsScecup9sFlcTyBVccLxa5Zt5IQL9bmMsnsjaIuhr9fdMz2X6ZuM9xjKbuHJKtkj0FOA7_tW_kXIwTeSzQz_6Ey8iWA/s429/give%20me%20a%20break.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="429" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0L4CmqG-ZuIKoYbCMBC39Vp-2jYLvHmwbNX5qrbb5oB5nAhRa_HLqyrnpeOCYpt1IsyEF4PCs8qlIiJ-psqDLfW4p5bXGjiZsScecup9sFlcTyBVccLxa5Zt5IQL9bmMsnsjaIuhr9fdMz2X6ZuM9xjKbuHJKtkj0FOA7_tW_kXIwTeSzQz_6Ey8iWA/w200-h200/give%20me%20a%20break.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I stopped in Pagosa Springs for gas, lunch (at Subway, where I had a delightful 'run-in' with a group of polite teenagers), and a stop at Colorado Gifts where once again I found some excellent gifts. (Hope Alex will get a laugh at Chanukah from a book I found for him.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThKf2sRnGEfk-x_DsY9dqXr9I74IMEVlNpEMjvgoUpBXmBVeouQk4e3RmECAfU1BmV0s7I3ZIdjkvRTmxvBbHqirHje5XUVm1i8k5FEDYFE5smPr3xRjjs9OOksCgz6SXjemmPxWRbiTElBEwZ3BW-rrdUYnxrO_p1yj8RV5XEJuFbJPH41T7Fgdtzw/s691/towel%20animal%20reading%20on%20toilet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThKf2sRnGEfk-x_DsY9dqXr9I74IMEVlNpEMjvgoUpBXmBVeouQk4e3RmECAfU1BmV0s7I3ZIdjkvRTmxvBbHqirHje5XUVm1i8k5FEDYFE5smPr3xRjjs9OOksCgz6SXjemmPxWRbiTElBEwZ3BW-rrdUYnxrO_p1yj8RV5XEJuFbJPH41T7Fgdtzw/s320/towel%20animal%20reading%20on%20toilet.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">I did make it to Durango by 4:00 as planned, hoping to find some goodies at the quilt store... but</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEK8wUD252v50XePLBf6MQeW5FOuKlheRznIYzzwWkZYVSsLwaQENEetOY_NqX1mi-l7o6GRcwsgKRNZfZ_WiXXG4J2orUQ9AYtqvbl7ZGgQymIFR0bPIf2JMOvkAjjfQ1pEJkIUVW1kKldpb-sDkyMnBF0QJ5y-ZOlhXT-Fkq-p1fx0SBxfe1N1MvQ/s512/did%20not%20go%20as%20planned.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="394" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEK8wUD252v50XePLBf6MQeW5FOuKlheRznIYzzwWkZYVSsLwaQENEetOY_NqX1mi-l7o6GRcwsgKRNZfZ_WiXXG4J2orUQ9AYtqvbl7ZGgQymIFR0bPIf2JMOvkAjjfQ1pEJkIUVW1kKldpb-sDkyMnBF0QJ5y-ZOlhXT-Fkq-p1fx0SBxfe1N1MvQ/s320/did%20not%20go%20as%20planned.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sadly it's no longer a quilt store. Sigh... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjbwApg789Yxsyel7OKGYy_fTUxKt-uotreyRohtiFA0UIpJwD_HX0CuK3Rp_ecosXc5GDNxpLXrKA9q65_J1VlzIocZNCB_oKs06t4274h2HOiC9WUg1Ptl9nEs5HJC6ZopN725pyha134peawQpk4Pu9TXFmTlNSQO7D6VDCYIT_E5u34tArS_CuQ/s706/dog%20gone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="706" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjbwApg789Yxsyel7OKGYy_fTUxKt-uotreyRohtiFA0UIpJwD_HX0CuK3Rp_ecosXc5GDNxpLXrKA9q65_J1VlzIocZNCB_oKs06t4274h2HOiC9WUg1Ptl9nEs5HJC6ZopN725pyha134peawQpk4Pu9TXFmTlNSQO7D6VDCYIT_E5u34tArS_CuQ/s320/dog%20gone.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">From the parking lot I took the opportunity to call Terry and get the scoop on Hilda's surgery. I was extremely relieved to hear that she did well (despite the surgeon having to dig deeply to get everything out) <u>and</u> even felt up to having some lunch when she got home. This was the pic Terry sent me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qUuECq1eXM7nAAmetV6TYGfrRWBIYHWG_ViNK9g3secTaNSGeNNTDKl82560-n9jctuB7qT5TqCeRoI7vY9GG6DUzv4OMOx4yrhMOEiG4Tszt3Nn_jzhvo8NqDcq2j9GCX01LtVDgoJiZS1Q8vV9dUXrciZJPkk57PJrOi9LNsjRCdnfFjEgKkPytQ/s640/Hilda%20cheek%20after.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qUuECq1eXM7nAAmetV6TYGfrRWBIYHWG_ViNK9g3secTaNSGeNNTDKl82560-n9jctuB7qT5TqCeRoI7vY9GG6DUzv4OMOx4yrhMOEiG4Tszt3Nn_jzhvo8NqDcq2j9GCX01LtVDgoJiZS1Q8vV9dUXrciZJPkk57PJrOi9LNsjRCdnfFjEgKkPytQ/s320/Hilda%20cheek%20after.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was on to Cortez, where 'my' motel still had no internet. I was surprised, but turns out it's more than just changing providers; they need to lay all sorts of new cables.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DNxTnRfBllE1qewbPLfYI7nJ7w9olDm_vVoAdzBqiQ8rwqvSp_zpS-4rW1l0mK1qRBOOttyzWcayL5922peH1bz2Qb-MzFz_o5m9bw-6cjiSOfQR44TZOptVDOdk1NfoGf6FJy8y-sBIJWwzi5jibriNZIB1jrS1HIRUd0CpaBn3_BqtgbBlsyp9_Q/s206/major%20production.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="178" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DNxTnRfBllE1qewbPLfYI7nJ7w9olDm_vVoAdzBqiQ8rwqvSp_zpS-4rW1l0mK1qRBOOttyzWcayL5922peH1bz2Qb-MzFz_o5m9bw-6cjiSOfQR44TZOptVDOdk1NfoGf6FJy8y-sBIJWwzi5jibriNZIB1jrS1HIRUd0CpaBn3_BqtgbBlsyp9_Q/s1600/major%20production.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day I made it to Flagstaff by noon. Driving in I was treated to views of incredible fields of sunflowers (wish there had been a good place to pull over and stop for a photo op), as well as the results of recent <i>serious</i> flooding. Gassed up (and when clearing my screen, as I always do when I fill up) I "somehow" accessed a screen that (in ten years) I had never seen before! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0U-way1RrKbbypz6foNAyjF4V42eH3hZ75gs5oovRHfO5WQAahIRvrwPeXHCXP4-eKsYCPeehboJHNk0tVPm6wBRyGXf1RFZuBOIn9coAAVt8fxCJD28Fk1NeMlgOifFNNaoqzDO_GDJZ9tbugV7Elu8zSEcPSVLt7F3uQtvohbs9sSyCV9L3J1-dtg/s225/never%20seen%20before.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0U-way1RrKbbypz6foNAyjF4V42eH3hZ75gs5oovRHfO5WQAahIRvrwPeXHCXP4-eKsYCPeehboJHNk0tVPm6wBRyGXf1RFZuBOIn9coAAVt8fxCJD28Fk1NeMlgOifFNNaoqzDO_GDJZ9tbugV7Elu8zSEcPSVLt7F3uQtvohbs9sSyCV9L3J1-dtg/w200-h200/never%20seen%20before.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After several unsuccessful attempts to get back to some of the 'regular' displays </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9Wqb9FLkdE83TsTNrgvULXf7GzUnPCax69e30lIsJKO_YODWcgz40j_yMoXEgGUrORKQVjOf2vAY1Uf0OTHthw-ZE-ksMZjpPKJ3j1e4vmq4z89HV2zc9STs9G6kClpVdSAmeBlj0ZULAQa4Tj7pu7gnhNG9YJ4R4HhOMgJPcpHI31xRdyNTRTmcsg/s225/that%20didn't%20work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9Wqb9FLkdE83TsTNrgvULXf7GzUnPCax69e30lIsJKO_YODWcgz40j_yMoXEgGUrORKQVjOf2vAY1Uf0OTHthw-ZE-ksMZjpPKJ3j1e4vmq4z89HV2zc9STs9G6kClpVdSAmeBlj0ZULAQa4Tj7pu7gnhNG9YJ4R4HhOMgJPcpHI31xRdyNTRTmcsg/w200-h200/that%20didn't%20work.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ended up turning off the car and restarting it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2hh8Ylf3gSZYWj4wYFfmjnj6Ci3BEzuko9klyIiu-B2ykFFd8HXGOvP6CrM_-CbDdC9CPyx8NMlvc9diOXW94eEhrP0hDeCAc_9wXd4WD2k8SAgRpvM4Qfv2d2xlDcTu3crCyScyvQCZv5ZvpgEPb1DQkE0hz9DVVQNraF4qQk2jk8Z-XWSyHlf1jA/s275/it%20worked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2hh8Ylf3gSZYWj4wYFfmjnj6Ci3BEzuko9klyIiu-B2ykFFd8HXGOvP6CrM_-CbDdC9CPyx8NMlvc9diOXW94eEhrP0hDeCAc_9wXd4WD2k8SAgRpvM4Qfv2d2xlDcTu3crCyScyvQCZv5ZvpgEPb1DQkE0hz9DVVQNraF4qQk2jk8Z-XWSyHlf1jA/w200-h133/it%20worked.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grabbed a chocolate shake for lunch <g> before getting back on the road, and arrived home around 2-ish. After hearing the dire heat-related weather reports I was expecting more heat, but it was only 104. (The day before it had been 111, so I lucked out.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brownie, as expected, was overjoyed to see me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiubmHe3ln-Er7zJ1hwNqpH_b0MdoSfDKp_lo7_hEBCMKuLeWmRpbJTVUUTcjuUv5tC60dNKPW0Ma2P-fXyraFTHEOZh3fqVKF-Nkrr12KdzIZ1xX72dF8IMj4DomvpqIfk_Z2F63c4jb632IYH6HErc2xOv-Bu9dMhhqtvaam-1wjArJkVrDPk5DSQ/s802/felted%20dog%20kiss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="755" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiubmHe3ln-Er7zJ1hwNqpH_b0MdoSfDKp_lo7_hEBCMKuLeWmRpbJTVUUTcjuUv5tC60dNKPW0Ma2P-fXyraFTHEOZh3fqVKF-Nkrr12KdzIZ1xX72dF8IMj4DomvpqIfk_Z2F63c4jb632IYH6HErc2xOv-Bu9dMhhqtvaam-1wjArJkVrDPk5DSQ/s320/felted%20dog%20kiss.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I managed to get unpacked, did some laundry (mostly Tom's), and glanced at the mail (nothing that couldn't wait until the next day.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZWy88sM1Gxk6oxoZOnVi3jrRn5qRHDmEkfcSRGHbLGdli3ANc2U98KoJQ557sIY8vSNjUL7TI-OsJMLjUm5h2BJr8YZ5jVAp714aEAruEWEsnD6UNEUeoenIC9txaecr4aN0Nw5D9wRC1gHGMSDNqG3Fg2rYkrHq-O0XO9FbKxDC8iUvfTP5jrSCCQ/s600/things%20I%20can%20put%20off%20until%20tomorrow%20procrastination.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZWy88sM1Gxk6oxoZOnVi3jrRn5qRHDmEkfcSRGHbLGdli3ANc2U98KoJQ557sIY8vSNjUL7TI-OsJMLjUm5h2BJr8YZ5jVAp714aEAruEWEsnD6UNEUeoenIC9txaecr4aN0Nw5D9wRC1gHGMSDNqG3Fg2rYkrHq-O0XO9FbKxDC8iUvfTP5jrSCCQ/w200-h200/things%20I%20can%20put%20off%20until%20tomorrow%20procrastination.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday morning I was back to my regular schedule, and worked in the yard until about 10. Once I showered I got busy, and started by opening my mail. There seemed to be a suspicious $100 debit from my checking account, so I checked into it. It was made at a SuperCenter WalMart (where I don't shop, and had no receipt) so I called the bank. Since the debit card is still in my possession we don't know how someone 'tapped' it there, but I wonder if someone 'scanned' it from my wallet when passing by me. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCByHrWus_82ClyAtZEDY3B0hltDhGhp7Fs0G6RajhrMEkh72_EuYpJgisv3T-aPg6rXPaXYINfeGxBJC7T2exMbA-MAsb1HMvyYtMtHaugSoRxSDmNV9_duyhWt-uVYVIvxiKYeTy0N9LEipCJLCfzywVlXB6o6ScTo3CFTAFNJygoalFXKyAeG-XJg/s940/sad%20face%20hacked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="940" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCByHrWus_82ClyAtZEDY3B0hltDhGhp7Fs0G6RajhrMEkh72_EuYpJgisv3T-aPg6rXPaXYINfeGxBJC7T2exMbA-MAsb1HMvyYtMtHaugSoRxSDmNV9_duyhWt-uVYVIvxiKYeTy0N9LEipCJLCfzywVlXB6o6ScTo3CFTAFNJygoalFXKyAeG-XJg/w200-h125/sad%20face%20hacked.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As of that call the card has been cancelled and a new one is on its way. So in less than a month both my VISA credit card and my BoA debit card have been hacked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHU3d7AkVDDGA97gl2oI8gbMjR24fekAjJmSrToGDeGNc3sEkClyddgvu9XYmaHcWWi2YLpP4pYaOQYzzRoPF2sBm4KovcE7_TGRwZeWPxBkTnycZzr0422uJF1fn-gWJXPhtzlAB5aVBQhjQ4OpNBJSUpFXIySJx02BvPOFz7b0TYhb4fzB7VODMqDg/s199/fraud%20alert.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="157" data-original-width="199" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHU3d7AkVDDGA97gl2oI8gbMjR24fekAjJmSrToGDeGNc3sEkClyddgvu9XYmaHcWWi2YLpP4pYaOQYzzRoPF2sBm4KovcE7_TGRwZeWPxBkTnycZzr0422uJF1fn-gWJXPhtzlAB5aVBQhjQ4OpNBJSUpFXIySJx02BvPOFz7b0TYhb4fzB7VODMqDg/s1600/fraud%20alert.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of Friday was spent with more pleasurable endeavors. I whipped up this cat block (for Barb's thank you as out-going Foothills president) using some cat fabric from my stash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oO2cREppu-UacQR1HiT2tx0eEMsxL--dIIuUBNvNgmLAC-z5rK491k-_Pl_YerzyUnBervxWQ9DjtTWskCUtaBgWzxgjAzI4jgECtmBTlc1c30LuSiaYEnDByWp8PZKqvuNkVvgZNfG1UkC--aHaWHhPnvX3y7a1OnRCWjkRg7L8KdkuNhi5hZ6Qyg/s640/Barb%20cat%20block.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oO2cREppu-UacQR1HiT2tx0eEMsxL--dIIuUBNvNgmLAC-z5rK491k-_Pl_YerzyUnBervxWQ9DjtTWskCUtaBgWzxgjAzI4jgECtmBTlc1c30LuSiaYEnDByWp8PZKqvuNkVvgZNfG1UkC--aHaWHhPnvX3y7a1OnRCWjkRg7L8KdkuNhi5hZ6Qyg/w640-h480/Barb%20cat%20block.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stayed busy much of the day, puttering around with this and that. Ordered some gifts (after this morning's text with Marilyn I <b>know </b>she'll love her birthday gift... too bad I have to wait until March to give it to her!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNOH9oE2_H5Yht-0CR271bmsibKw8ytsj2oLHh_Nq3BA2PLyWFDdcNrdDXJ60WmEkhkqepWynqWGXN2l-Xm1Hzr-hxPifZi9l3d5OsqUNNrAUQuWmmoDDtmQm0h74SFw13fCL7YOwr_OdpXgkYqXD-mA2uSbJQD0oWxwUbo6FVeOeRFmklUozOKg_fw/s350/wait%20your%20turn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="276" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNOH9oE2_H5Yht-0CR271bmsibKw8ytsj2oLHh_Nq3BA2PLyWFDdcNrdDXJ60WmEkhkqepWynqWGXN2l-Xm1Hzr-hxPifZi9l3d5OsqUNNrAUQuWmmoDDtmQm0h74SFw13fCL7YOwr_OdpXgkYqXD-mA2uSbJQD0oWxwUbo6FVeOeRFmklUozOKg_fw/w158-h200/wait%20your%20turn.jpg" width="158" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also put in Brownie's next food order from Chewy, which this time included the bird feeder to hang under the eave and give me something to view from my recliner through the 'last' window. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2_xQl9CAG5-p7EMJod4am8rCDIQElbfMc2b_SYgAuxzR5BYHLzdRq74sjnMlYeiLJPFWbItR_XSdxh-imcxD6N1efe7JJD8VYT8AvSzzFkqnsD118HiVzq3pkp5ZC868dAW4F5gd8idnBy8x_xcfoLs_zyH4D5tro72_8YmxRS4f2G6UEYkDe_iMvQ/s660/eave%20shot%20through%20window%20for%20bird%20feeder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="586" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2_xQl9CAG5-p7EMJod4am8rCDIQElbfMc2b_SYgAuxzR5BYHLzdRq74sjnMlYeiLJPFWbItR_XSdxh-imcxD6N1efe7JJD8VYT8AvSzzFkqnsD118HiVzq3pkp5ZC868dAW4F5gd8idnBy8x_xcfoLs_zyH4D5tro72_8YmxRS4f2G6UEYkDe_iMvQ/s320/eave%20shot%20through%20window%20for%20bird%20feeder.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course the five food items are on the way, but the bird feeder will be arriving separately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6PLTzjJof1_tmeLedyE2uuOWToe3m7RPDZCJuc98r0_EuR3c068oz9sjyjwCvjdjQrGIrammkscw2g4_mTbnX_Y8L6XUhB1GXXNBbG8DvRMR91Yhs4UKEnBVHxz7qk3DUTJMfwb1ahJQ5TzW5VeLj0DH4qFoTLIwvCuvY8WHxVaEpuXhXIqDMX_5fBQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="673" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6PLTzjJof1_tmeLedyE2uuOWToe3m7RPDZCJuc98r0_EuR3c068oz9sjyjwCvjdjQrGIrammkscw2g4_mTbnX_Y8L6XUhB1GXXNBbG8DvRMR91Yhs4UKEnBVHxz7qk3DUTJMfwb1ahJQ5TzW5VeLj0DH4qFoTLIwvCuvY8WHxVaEpuXhXIqDMX_5fBQ" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">"Somehow" I stayed busy puttering until 3:00 - and then vegged for the rest of the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KIaQIA-JMLzROPHp4TPZRY2Zowp4PxwlI612Mwdm1SGa38deTUMqn-Z9gY-Y_dTeHoNglQZrMBJ1bvwcXJMY7OB5EPEZYaqm-5pCjaMoSNcOBdHUc6_GXss-Jhc_8iHw8RvffpQ-jd2fPEyT9xBKnL5Ga65GqwH-J7cSZBse18k6QuBLPsbNH9Zjew/s612/watching%20TV%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="612" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KIaQIA-JMLzROPHp4TPZRY2Zowp4PxwlI612Mwdm1SGa38deTUMqn-Z9gY-Y_dTeHoNglQZrMBJ1bvwcXJMY7OB5EPEZYaqm-5pCjaMoSNcOBdHUc6_GXss-Jhc_8iHw8RvffpQ-jd2fPEyT9xBKnL5Ga65GqwH-J7cSZBse18k6QuBLPsbNH9Zjew/s320/watching%20TV%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday I was up early, and got in lots of yardwork, mostly hand-trimming out front. Should have worn gloves, and raised a large blister to show for my work. But at least all three cans will go out full on Monday (they always pick-up, even on holidays.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom came out and wanted to get me started on my birthday gifts, which turned out to be in his truck in the driveway. They included two LARGE blue planters (we need to also go pick up flowers to plant in them, part of my gift.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlugVz7OO0W3TVQkABdkNWg2tzyk6g0W3S0dM0AZweuVp9N8P09IwXOVQVvhaWqFOt08a6qh_YrYwfmBmD0dSiCNY552_eR9tkp2lAFs4UhigXYqC-tU-gf-HjCWNoogOCTwBJXpCAmtJD5WHjvjIs69EgZOHiXSkw0iTiSjpWK-Ui-SElnHLZN0SqQ/s408/planters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="408" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlugVz7OO0W3TVQkABdkNWg2tzyk6g0W3S0dM0AZweuVp9N8P09IwXOVQVvhaWqFOt08a6qh_YrYwfmBmD0dSiCNY552_eR9tkp2lAFs4UhigXYqC-tU-gf-HjCWNoogOCTwBJXpCAmtJD5WHjvjIs69EgZOHiXSkw0iTiSjpWK-Ui-SElnHLZN0SqQ/w320-h290/planters.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He had also gotten a replacement bird block, though when he came back from Costco yesterday I asked if he had gotten one, and he said no.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVbqBegHHdlCpXakT3V6z-jDTlhoAbC7vNak95g0jLp36Hf8g2jh-P10M1El4Qpkr6Ac4QMpAs1ZDmM3nJr_qREFiJUq0gJcNPr177w5vRFf3VULwm4Uo2RLK-cAEE9vUJPx2xKwGdQK_ojoyWeWf2oXqr9kT-0e9SnayzN89pppMuu0nsKRmsvu8mg/s1225/liar%20pants%20on%20fire%20cartoon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVbqBegHHdlCpXakT3V6z-jDTlhoAbC7vNak95g0jLp36Hf8g2jh-P10M1El4Qpkr6Ac4QMpAs1ZDmM3nJr_qREFiJUq0gJcNPr177w5vRFf3VULwm4Uo2RLK-cAEE9vUJPx2xKwGdQK_ojoyWeWf2oXqr9kT-0e9SnayzN89pppMuu0nsKRmsvu8mg/s320/liar%20pants%20on%20fire%20cartoon.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead of lying, he<i> could</i> have just said, "It wasn't on the list."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P9K5JRh_deHG4oB773yrC0xLI0PJKhn5AWxQvO1TIVZVXMJtKltdQZ7POF6DnZCugHdq3DcLaWrxcB1aCEIT6Z8j56y1WQ8L2q4D95CD3YRlCSDMDNPYSwQHxAnVcobKJRPZlyoQhSMqBZWbqavLmk6IeE7rK7T9Ool4Pn9Hf3a6f09OWp1tRlDyZA/s172/would%20coulda%20shoulda.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="110" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P9K5JRh_deHG4oB773yrC0xLI0PJKhn5AWxQvO1TIVZVXMJtKltdQZ7POF6DnZCugHdq3DcLaWrxcB1aCEIT6Z8j56y1WQ8L2q4D95CD3YRlCSDMDNPYSwQHxAnVcobKJRPZlyoQhSMqBZWbqavLmk6IeE7rK7T9Ool4Pn9Hf3a6f09OWp1tRlDyZA/s1600/would%20coulda%20shoulda.jpg" width="110" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After I finished in the yard (and took a much-needed shower) I opened more gifts. One had come in an Amazon package a few days earlier, and guessing (correctly, as it turns out) that it was not wrapped I waited to open it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNi4kTxfkcbQxpLT340f8K-Nv0IMaEMImSuZFCkkgG6C4d9SVoSXDoVmAc7gQlBumfcWakYnq0krS-6zd125sTjZGLZrKh23FJG3b7QvXLA9XP98iG5fFo_jS9xP10I4-uOduB-5NNai6KabUFnScAjK5sEiAApBMGcR9gu1QC7DGOJVOt9hzXlzRQA/s635/dog%20calendar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="635" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNi4kTxfkcbQxpLT340f8K-Nv0IMaEMImSuZFCkkgG6C4d9SVoSXDoVmAc7gQlBumfcWakYnq0krS-6zd125sTjZGLZrKh23FJG3b7QvXLA9XP98iG5fFo_jS9xP10I4-uOduB-5NNai6KabUFnScAjK5sEiAApBMGcR9gu1QC7DGOJVOt9hzXlzRQA/s320/dog%20calendar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was no paperwork in the package, but I guessed (also correctly) that it had come from Sandy ("and Andy") since I've been sharing this year's calendar pages with her and Pippa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXEa1JVnoPafZRJIRyFXTmhpV7aTZREIyGKVdIWgshjMJDNrlHsi96gDgaGim4M7V0oTUhWlHYj3SrHBLO0pPhpzM55uwcyJlv_K5G9h6Aqi4-H5f-1mnGw9TH6R-ohhsxLBBChLaf3z5RqmuLtlh6W6tlZPPKGN50ff8Z6WVEd9y92K53vyfnxD4_A/s960/happy%20birthday%20Pippa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXEa1JVnoPafZRJIRyFXTmhpV7aTZREIyGKVdIWgshjMJDNrlHsi96gDgaGim4M7V0oTUhWlHYj3SrHBLO0pPhpzM55uwcyJlv_K5G9h6Aqi4-H5f-1mnGw9TH6R-ohhsxLBBChLaf3z5RqmuLtlh6W6tlZPPKGN50ff8Z6WVEd9y92K53vyfnxD4_A/s320/happy%20birthday%20Pippa.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Marilyn's (four!) gifts had been waiting patiently in the gift closet for several months. The first three were pretty perfect...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great tee -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCg4kO_swmXPOmfgRJXzqGP8SifyfIfqNRSgxBF-nPfexhYK0zS4njU3jKKbUwHSVQkD1P4BUXPbiNDAlXjG-9VXwCF5-Aneffd9GDyQH4q_JUvIKSOzRescCE67xw7MPolNuq9CjJLP9keDVqE4ZaExvwu9eDJFOMMt9RNMZTmZv_2L6wwY-kAyJwQ/s640/body%20by%20chocolate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCg4kO_swmXPOmfgRJXzqGP8SifyfIfqNRSgxBF-nPfexhYK0zS4njU3jKKbUwHSVQkD1P4BUXPbiNDAlXjG-9VXwCF5-Aneffd9GDyQH4q_JUvIKSOzRescCE67xw7MPolNuq9CjJLP9keDVqE4ZaExvwu9eDJFOMMt9RNMZTmZv_2L6wwY-kAyJwQ/s320/body%20by%20chocolate.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy dog notepads -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGanm8fkrp0z4MBb-4rfXF0LuZcehbSz3i_DdwzSjIHbFb5VwouE6TDY2A7xySl3dv74JgthAtLWfpe1jk5OT5Bu4qIm0q2d6x3-Iv547HTsBs5XyDC970aXDYWCYbB-pXWzw4eyDUTC6hxLoxV8IQ3NuFhwqvDTXJ2TOP5jAwoKAgXLz3Nd1erJ6SxQ/s746/dog%20note%20pads.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="480" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGanm8fkrp0z4MBb-4rfXF0LuZcehbSz3i_DdwzSjIHbFb5VwouE6TDY2A7xySl3dv74JgthAtLWfpe1jk5OT5Bu4qIm0q2d6x3-Iv547HTsBs5XyDC970aXDYWCYbB-pXWzw4eyDUTC6hxLoxV8IQ3NuFhwqvDTXJ2TOP5jAwoKAgXLz3Nd1erJ6SxQ/w228-h354/dog%20note%20pads.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a convenient wallet for when I don't want to schlep around a purse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgUgdav5N2Cjp6Qdhd0Q217IIZ-Svjm8OwvSW7f5HcMssQSv8mPtEY1E7ZUSC6N3d3FD7Ago4Kdl_KWbAZEfBtCm8qEnmJbTx7Cuq_YOyx4HaQ_WNzhmyls50cvE6lpW2_JgEKcNqbtJrPj0ZmxLZ8XEFjpJ6BbEExQASZryjzBjrASjyqWSv8KQtFQ/s507/wallet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="480" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgUgdav5N2Cjp6Qdhd0Q217IIZ-Svjm8OwvSW7f5HcMssQSv8mPtEY1E7ZUSC6N3d3FD7Ago4Kdl_KWbAZEfBtCm8qEnmJbTx7Cuq_YOyx4HaQ_WNzhmyls50cvE6lpW2_JgEKcNqbtJrPj0ZmxLZ8XEFjpJ6BbEExQASZryjzBjrASjyqWSv8KQtFQ/w246-h260/wallet.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final gift, however, remained uncracked; my "excuse" was I needed to dash off to pick up Wanda for our day of fun, but in truth I knew that even cartoon illustrations would likely make my skin crawl!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndq0s5noVB7y3YhqMemWndMZc7CFvcgHSV2DCuen_dtWBjEEheWj5t0D5b9j-zmApEb2KxrCpx_WWYL_gv8YDZC6IOCDmPN_9fXfjfX6cmK0Pq2qv0ZP4D5bbuqDD_NpXneOcMTEl48EFdWpsDBaTBV75gDjPCNzIuNA9tXDDdWSqD0LRDz0_MNCFAQ/s640/spider%20book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndq0s5noVB7y3YhqMemWndMZc7CFvcgHSV2DCuen_dtWBjEEheWj5t0D5b9j-zmApEb2KxrCpx_WWYL_gv8YDZC6IOCDmPN_9fXfjfX6cmK0Pq2qv0ZP4D5bbuqDD_NpXneOcMTEl48EFdWpsDBaTBV75gDjPCNzIuNA9tXDDdWSqD0LRDz0_MNCFAQ/w400-h300/spider%20book.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wanda and I started off at The Other Quilt Store, where I picked up the light and dark grays I needed for the Bee quilt. (Also treated myself to a couple of other goodies.) While I was there Marilyn called to wish me a Happy Birthday. She did find it amusing that I hadn't (yet) been brave enough to peek inside the book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4LS1QE7jfpDOL5qngn9fi7U70FT4O9K0nsEOJFjCQjJfwIC2lDZgCaTi9fNyOkyDSdSzrbXH6wRvgbcpCGhTAQxrO1CMIXKLOlW04xi9BdSZxahcJbaXFJFKynJab08ragN8M7KndkRBtE9IP_zJ-ZFAjeHmDJ9sRnm8UfvSOcoIu3bBZ4lzL6TVhA/s864/dog%20afraid%20of%20spider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="648" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4LS1QE7jfpDOL5qngn9fi7U70FT4O9K0nsEOJFjCQjJfwIC2lDZgCaTi9fNyOkyDSdSzrbXH6wRvgbcpCGhTAQxrO1CMIXKLOlW04xi9BdSZxahcJbaXFJFKynJab08ragN8M7KndkRBtE9IP_zJ-ZFAjeHmDJ9sRnm8UfvSOcoIu3bBZ4lzL6TVhA/w150-h200/dog%20afraid%20of%20spider.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next stop was 35th Ave., where I found some delicious fabric that Wanda and I are going to share. And did send Marilyn a pic of these 'cute' spiders from the Halloween projects display there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoW-DUCc4SBiE1xyKP4cHTsfvByFru1NawGMLCBitzwc9_QslPWNEa46PR6nOsPIDIg5J6669Xkn3wS8-1cnKfNm9hE5FPKtubINMrOpvqFywm9aIfl0LKcJd_q-rS4T8pe3XNeqUmd0L7LWeK7tEAaBn_TauVBllFhREK2T_YoB0fBEh5wxe0Uq89Q/s640/halloween%20spiders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoW-DUCc4SBiE1xyKP4cHTsfvByFru1NawGMLCBitzwc9_QslPWNEa46PR6nOsPIDIg5J6669Xkn3wS8-1cnKfNm9hE5FPKtubINMrOpvqFywm9aIfl0LKcJd_q-rS4T8pe3XNeqUmd0L7LWeK7tEAaBn_TauVBllFhREK2T_YoB0fBEh5wxe0Uq89Q/w400-h300/halloween%20spiders.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wanda treated me to lunch at Panini's, where instead of my usual healthy salad-type lunch I pigged out on pastrami and rye; it'd looked so good going to another customer last time we lunched there. And I went all-out bad, getting the french fries for my side. (Plus I did come home with a container of her fudge.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit45xJWf5kNUtyaoGUMID43QKc-7qJ7rksgKd677YcMDwvCA3JAp2T1W6uifc9Ns8thLL9YRWXTdhJeSuYFyM_DGHYdoWoAUW3ypJNLvU6J507uyLr_zpD6HieL9KjqW6q-LvoOxjV-RF6bOe1bhOwBfjnO9C3Wt96wR9svChQ2e1YECfYuy3igXb_TA/s488/my%20bad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="369" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit45xJWf5kNUtyaoGUMID43QKc-7qJ7rksgKd677YcMDwvCA3JAp2T1W6uifc9Ns8thLL9YRWXTdhJeSuYFyM_DGHYdoWoAUW3ypJNLvU6J507uyLr_zpD6HieL9KjqW6q-LvoOxjV-RF6bOe1bhOwBfjnO9C3Wt96wR9svChQ2e1YECfYuy3igXb_TA/w151-h200/my%20bad.jpg" width="151" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our last stop was the hardware store to get a bolt to fix the knob on her little rollator. (The larger one we had to use that day isn't nearly as convenient.) And while the bolt itself is perfect, when we got back to her place we discovered that the screw got hung up where the threads ended, and it needs something different. She has since ordered one on-line, so will hope that turns out to be the answer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCfSy_YW4frQbP8-6fT2Poh8t-8M-VAYbHkZ3tIPPec1o093WbBOPtrfT7dviI4emNF4DdFCyZd88Qx7X5tvcr-RO9paR8Kz7_xsIQk9UGc9n13vTdnALeDJmGWdaqKzOzZT_0wdffMH3RO81IOPVmqQJUw1fXxOSKnHaR_cUPWo3Qdsvwg9_4VL13w/s563/answer%20to%20problems%20not%20ice%20cream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="563" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCfSy_YW4frQbP8-6fT2Poh8t-8M-VAYbHkZ3tIPPec1o093WbBOPtrfT7dviI4emNF4DdFCyZd88Qx7X5tvcr-RO9paR8Kz7_xsIQk9UGc9n13vTdnALeDJmGWdaqKzOzZT_0wdffMH3RO81IOPVmqQJUw1fXxOSKnHaR_cUPWo3Qdsvwg9_4VL13w/w200-h179/answer%20to%20problems%20not%20ice%20cream.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Andy and Sandy called to wish me a Happy Birthday, and we enjoyed our chat while they were cooking dinner. We're all looking forward to my visit next month!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO1O1InscY8CBwx8aR6fYZ5kdcEWx7OoYSaACUhJ8Uw_SmYoCBv6a-1KuaJSby98nC7ifTRk681Zie-ssKnozw9wqLs2Jklq-XBl43c7OFfXWimDnkJPMey4PUD6wouSnTq1gm2vlbx040abMXe-vq82y727V4gFkVEouAZDaaKnRX8Mpd-lULphC_Q/s453/cartoon%20plane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="453" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO1O1InscY8CBwx8aR6fYZ5kdcEWx7OoYSaACUhJ8Uw_SmYoCBv6a-1KuaJSby98nC7ifTRk681Zie-ssKnozw9wqLs2Jklq-XBl43c7OFfXWimDnkJPMey4PUD6wouSnTq1gm2vlbx040abMXe-vq82y727V4gFkVEouAZDaaKnRX8Mpd-lULphC_Q/w200-h164/cartoon%20plane.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was at the quilt store Lisa had texted to see if it was a good time to chat (not really) but once I got home I let her know I was 'available'. When she called I got to hear the story about the fromme woman at the hotel when she was Back East recently for Lila's wedding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2knupQbeDraaw353AwlRNHQIxIpf_kUIs8FOECn9y9CXrZLVOdz-I1vl_o7euM3P-J-1baFmjXpxRLwuAQgbbaMLQ_nQO8Q45loi5u2enqDZraFpEd-DNValeF9JLiuE2AiGQMhGeysFMuVTQQT2mRAESaUkHv0yjjNBrNZZ6oAEAbdDYM7nPg6uow/s557/it's%20a%20funny%20story.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2knupQbeDraaw353AwlRNHQIxIpf_kUIs8FOECn9y9CXrZLVOdz-I1vl_o7euM3P-J-1baFmjXpxRLwuAQgbbaMLQ_nQO8Q45loi5u2enqDZraFpEd-DNValeF9JLiuE2AiGQMhGeysFMuVTQQT2mRAESaUkHv0yjjNBrNZZ6oAEAbdDYM7nPg6uow/w144-h200/it's%20a%20funny%20story.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know Alex would have called - but he didn't have reception at Burning Man. He gets home tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to hearing all about his adventures!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn-fcyeTERTpstAWV_leIbBEWzYz_52tSL3V3wEckIVT3En8aY4quCHaahH3hcLg4aNgf236TYB89ujb1r7esf-HduEAGjs1exBbloIq6LXG07SP75GgfruRqsTKdF2jc5l4A13zMeX9qX9zwstih1BAFS8ZJIxjpWp_9dWqddT-y-Gau4ZEXKwK0mA/s329/tell%20me%20all%20about%20everything.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="329" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn-fcyeTERTpstAWV_leIbBEWzYz_52tSL3V3wEckIVT3En8aY4quCHaahH3hcLg4aNgf236TYB89ujb1r7esf-HduEAGjs1exBbloIq6LXG07SP75GgfruRqsTKdF2jc5l4A13zMeX9qX9zwstih1BAFS8ZJIxjpWp_9dWqddT-y-Gau4ZEXKwK0mA/s320/tell%20me%20all%20about%20everything.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday morning I was doing more yardwork when my eyes really started to sting. I thought it was simply from sweat dripping into my eyes, but even after I came inside and rinsed them with cold water, and then took a shower and let the cool water run on my face, the burn just wouldn't stop. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYGLZfvat5sZz7Ld9xebneTaQ7q1fgfk5uGLr-fY8pBKLx9nEP9ryzV2ri3P6WqaiWeZDZyB55HdS5k5jMGxFgW3aTsUrbvrgBydBweMU1HXPeSZwTRDgSf_f3MdUqQg13jqv6J56KcNTFKoMVrlj4YK4_GWPCQzOcLF37PrHEnBSTuD7XMAD86m71Q/s229/burning%20eyes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="155" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYGLZfvat5sZz7Ld9xebneTaQ7q1fgfk5uGLr-fY8pBKLx9nEP9ryzV2ri3P6WqaiWeZDZyB55HdS5k5jMGxFgW3aTsUrbvrgBydBweMU1HXPeSZwTRDgSf_f3MdUqQg13jqv6J56KcNTFKoMVrlj4YK4_GWPCQzOcLF37PrHEnBSTuD7XMAD86m71Q/s1600/burning%20eyes.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was pretty miserable for an hour (or two!), and even the 'fancy' eye drops I got from the opthamologist recently didn't help much. NO idea what the issue was; I've trimmed that monster bush a zillion times since it grows almost as fast as bamboo and have never had a problem before!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw2izfQsNacp9PiqRPG9zpG1trC_YKxZUTjNqLNBaqYJUFtIB9lWzbUnxZ_sKn0ycX0whrc9GtOGaUPAYKPoUAGOtO0zZrKsnJKb5PDHk6nVYjzBxKWEleGas3gbWoB-j1PySnJy3SFuaf6uDoUVt1XgP8niPxty28WRynRrGTnCdNZZ1gnkMZewaKQ/s246/what's%20the%20problem%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="129" data-original-width="246" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw2izfQsNacp9PiqRPG9zpG1trC_YKxZUTjNqLNBaqYJUFtIB9lWzbUnxZ_sKn0ycX0whrc9GtOGaUPAYKPoUAGOtO0zZrKsnJKb5PDHk6nVYjzBxKWEleGas3gbWoB-j1PySnJy3SFuaf6uDoUVt1XgP8niPxty28WRynRrGTnCdNZZ1gnkMZewaKQ/s1600/what's%20the%20problem%202.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the afternoon I tackled the BEE project -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1rqJX8u9TmZxy7vRCw9VIIJQlqncom30UHuHSCXpCxFXjORQqBtBv4yv3NH0MZlzyrIMeelzUdfJw9YZ7gS5UYgg6aqdRJVK5pwloqvXfh8tjIMLY_WagA30iIa3DBEKK680Rx8DAZ56zoS54eVLb5Lm3HUJoDsc4jfn1sPsiE6DrmeXDp8ybtzkRQA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="836" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1rqJX8u9TmZxy7vRCw9VIIJQlqncom30UHuHSCXpCxFXjORQqBtBv4yv3NH0MZlzyrIMeelzUdfJw9YZ7gS5UYgg6aqdRJVK5pwloqvXfh8tjIMLY_WagA30iIa3DBEKK680Rx8DAZ56zoS54eVLb5Lm3HUJoDsc4jfn1sPsiE6DrmeXDp8ybtzkRQA=w400-h392" width="400" /></a></div><br />and so I <i>should</i> be ready for the next step at Busy Bees on Wednesday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="391" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbcpPFxi-U_UvNEQL5JFCQops394xBKVEWalhbj3IFfnLKB87D52d81h_FgUE7z_ESt62E_jnZFgBQ1jLzzXJmS-6_XaRRPQfmDkNu1I8BNuNK-6smmP0593Z_HokuNCNAZi5q_eiGYXtDgzc4ZFgTLNPzpZZhOnqnstKPC8TBF4BUerJH8rNuZBgSw/w242-h361/Bee%20block%202.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And speaking of Wednesday, that will be a bit of a crazy day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have Betsy's BEE class in the morning (when I will get Dan's frog quilt back from Monica), my several-hour appointment with the eye surgeon starts at 1:00 (so if I want to squeeze in some lunch I may have to skip out of class early), book club is at 6:00 (I'm leading this month's discussion on <i>Ella Minnow Pea </i>but haven't re-read the book yet, so that's on today's agenda!), and irrigation is scheduled to arrive at 5:58 (it's a day "late" because of the holiday today.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that Tom's had his morning coffee we are getting ready to head off for my flowers. After we get back and I get them planted I see a reading marathon... but at least it's a quick read!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjye5MYXLDGZOWffsSrXSaA20wN0svPwx0b4OWRZ8o7fxtQG1llfze9qEJ2DlJYv-OdG3FeHbjqS0PaajkAADes_HGPLFzWkWcf3bJ8XTXCAiQlpMkBYkWtydXO5GyqzozcRZTYiZPly91hkHNT6VhKBrMuaFdMl0RgW45mdtIU1xjBVNA9pKmxIJbH1A/s275/Ella%20Minnow%20Pea%20book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjye5MYXLDGZOWffsSrXSaA20wN0svPwx0b4OWRZ8o7fxtQG1llfze9qEJ2DlJYv-OdG3FeHbjqS0PaajkAADes_HGPLFzWkWcf3bJ8XTXCAiQlpMkBYkWtydXO5GyqzozcRZTYiZPly91hkHNT6VhKBrMuaFdMl0RgW45mdtIU1xjBVNA9pKmxIJbH1A/w266-h400/Ella%20Minnow%20Pea%20book.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-24248212072697687062022-08-30T13:33:00.001-07:002022-08-30T13:33:44.411-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemFIpJE6Cfg0LI499nF7h_LbnNBnG5JlK-IHW43ffbks6dFDV5RucsKftQtHM74PJsmcXa59PH6mT7S6Yf6St6T-3UZYHMIu3b0Bcb-hAgTIYZa5bztUZdcUOJON3mEuNRziu-IVMDhJPD3LmM1-2oD7vR7ROfAnVzpkm8rr66rzAtwsr30KfJ8vByQ/s629/correction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="629" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemFIpJE6Cfg0LI499nF7h_LbnNBnG5JlK-IHW43ffbks6dFDV5RucsKftQtHM74PJsmcXa59PH6mT7S6Yf6St6T-3UZYHMIu3b0Bcb-hAgTIYZa5bztUZdcUOJON3mEuNRziu-IVMDhJPD3LmM1-2oD7vR7ROfAnVzpkm8rr66rzAtwsr30KfJ8vByQ/w200-h168/correction.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those weren't butterflies in my last post, but "police car moths".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9WQzcc8MHIh-7N6Z2YQJEdNxUKTIuwFWl3JZl2hXTLmPALSO5KkOCQx0i0Qzi0AxQbAdyhX6lplfrhkEv3wTp_YexP5dfpSRFQhhHG4-BokYbjWbYsxlUeYydMxZ-bfH1MuRcD1rqYnOhH5IP2D-zBjMUgMzWJS5TJpuzY_s1t-B8Hncj2XbmyGfIbg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1729" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9WQzcc8MHIh-7N6Z2YQJEdNxUKTIuwFWl3JZl2hXTLmPALSO5KkOCQx0i0Qzi0AxQbAdyhX6lplfrhkEv3wTp_YexP5dfpSRFQhhHG4-BokYbjWbYsxlUeYydMxZ-bfH1MuRcD1rqYnOhH5IP2D-zBjMUgMzWJS5TJpuzY_s1t-B8Hncj2XbmyGfIbg=w400-h229" width="400" /></a></div></div><p></p>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-5807295927426894862022-08-30T10:02:00.002-07:002022-08-30T10:02:46.048-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> On my way up to soak this morning I noticed lots of butterflies busily enjoying their breakfast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LCr8aZje-wSrC-nMK4eB-UIFYl5SnreIWFZJ-FptqeTFIClAYHqSha3RbsuvC2nzFhKGs1DtjRwPqmBxUSXxTGblGRUOdzIBBcXC5035LWlNebsPVPOvRSrlvTi5Ih_y8T_slxKl_89Og8vxYbEB1yFiHOyyINfmH2KG5dJbAyLSBuH-XTYLDYR2SQ/s495/butterflies%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="439" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LCr8aZje-wSrC-nMK4eB-UIFYl5SnreIWFZJ-FptqeTFIClAYHqSha3RbsuvC2nzFhKGs1DtjRwPqmBxUSXxTGblGRUOdzIBBcXC5035LWlNebsPVPOvRSrlvTi5Ih_y8T_slxKl_89Og8vxYbEB1yFiHOyyINfmH2KG5dJbAyLSBuH-XTYLDYR2SQ/s320/butterflies%201.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were (at least) six on this first bush, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the next several bushes I passed had even more customers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYTrYJOSZJdtU1UX1SNDG8Iu8PAo2A55NGPN6b4S7hg_wBk6EMe0vFCoiHU8twWda9gq8yTfMXm4fWf3AFU1-mGL_8uoga3sUvZ_9HaljIuoHbqr2N9f8Evsh_QNWlq0LCwyDEEDn-7_beULCx4Yiv382qTuSRsowHZq_h3PPoO-bSBqnR9iZ9f-uVQ/s677/butterflies%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYTrYJOSZJdtU1UX1SNDG8Iu8PAo2A55NGPN6b4S7hg_wBk6EMe0vFCoiHU8twWda9gq8yTfMXm4fWf3AFU1-mGL_8uoga3sUvZ_9HaljIuoHbqr2N9f8Evsh_QNWlq0LCwyDEEDn-7_beULCx4Yiv382qTuSRsowHZq_h3PPoO-bSBqnR9iZ9f-uVQ/w278-h400/butterflies%202.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't tell Brownie -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmwj8tggkp5i5nrkjeT1E0G6ZDbS9bvQ8zIGe4E12266TCzbczgWqyZjW3E-vNbMo2IRelekl22shpJL-29RLNgRuV1JIXsMPkpx5weMU6ksBnFuskTb5ItebrmcxTt4ooxiRTmprFxJ6_mjiyQ5WEJKdhvcLdl7v5_8hHAFM8qtSzvtxh6z6DGM_8g/s825/dog%20secret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmwj8tggkp5i5nrkjeT1E0G6ZDbS9bvQ8zIGe4E12266TCzbczgWqyZjW3E-vNbMo2IRelekl22shpJL-29RLNgRuV1JIXsMPkpx5weMU6ksBnFuskTb5ItebrmcxTt4ooxiRTmprFxJ6_mjiyQ5WEJKdhvcLdl7v5_8hHAFM8qtSzvtxh6z6DGM_8g/s320/dog%20secret.jpg" width="279" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I got lots of dog kisses from a chocolate lab named Honey Mama.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1RvdyJeQf1VxvSKp9aVmoTwjC2x3sDU51EkQ9PFR3GWw9qLBnUDlbfPsCdrbgArHg7jl7E0ZnG1b5FWeaqvV-Upc47kLFRjtCfngcYze3E_psYz9sd-o-XHgdRr2YjiDQXQ3-zE8RGla-wlFq2TgY27zvdA7vvTmav4Pwh7RQclCqZXs9mmye2qXVQ/s802/felted%20dog%20kiss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="755" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1RvdyJeQf1VxvSKp9aVmoTwjC2x3sDU51EkQ9PFR3GWw9qLBnUDlbfPsCdrbgArHg7jl7E0ZnG1b5FWeaqvV-Upc47kLFRjtCfngcYze3E_psYz9sd-o-XHgdRr2YjiDQXQ3-zE8RGla-wlFq2TgY27zvdA7vvTmav4Pwh7RQclCqZXs9mmye2qXVQ/s320/felted%20dog%20kiss.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's named after the <i>Honey Mama</i> brand of chocolate bar, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">reportedly beyond delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN40TAdUk--I3EE5IfAW0V-JwsH41gkC8UrRRguSNIblAQxXlDJwLJ04y9CVzVXHAJ2qFFiNRDCHROG7tecDpVzbTba3viqMK1_4ax5Cd7sCO383DVV36SoX4-UazYT0ExlnG8Pbe4C5pSSu1FGcsjLcHkaTJDNEd2kYVd8kiCdqS6tMZQmdYjzsgZQw/s260/honey%20mama%20chocolate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="260" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN40TAdUk--I3EE5IfAW0V-JwsH41gkC8UrRRguSNIblAQxXlDJwLJ04y9CVzVXHAJ2qFFiNRDCHROG7tecDpVzbTba3viqMK1_4ax5Cd7sCO383DVV36SoX4-UazYT0ExlnG8Pbe4C5pSSu1FGcsjLcHkaTJDNEd2kYVd8kiCdqS6tMZQmdYjzsgZQw/w320-h214/honey%20mama%20chocolate.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I "may" have to check it out...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GLQVoiuiLFr2SvAgmTyRmk27mpp6Xw1yK77TEs5AJpu7WEIttX46fbm71ei2xaV-SQ9Sgafvh7a6wBFJawH4rIoQUR9r_cdXHhRW788PX7Fpn55aBnJgxbHDcFpCNZB7l2-1QRo2yOQhq0qIcaXp9FKX-ULozsjop3c9adnVdMEkMV-C1X-WCSL9dw/s248/keep%20an%20eye%20out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="248" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GLQVoiuiLFr2SvAgmTyRmk27mpp6Xw1yK77TEs5AJpu7WEIttX46fbm71ei2xaV-SQ9Sgafvh7a6wBFJawH4rIoQUR9r_cdXHhRW788PX7Fpn55aBnJgxbHDcFpCNZB7l2-1QRo2yOQhq0qIcaXp9FKX-ULozsjop3c9adnVdMEkMV-C1X-WCSL9dw/s1600/keep%20an%20eye%20out.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday's squished snake (with its innerds oozing out in a couple of places) was still where I'd placed it. Obviously whatever animals might be inclined to eat dead snakes (like that stray ginger cat we've seen around?) don't seem interested in the ones I've set aside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIa5zrj5aU_bK2PFuwVx3QXlCvsa9T43q2f9uhHKkUAySw2eTJQk6KwoX65FcRhZz1VbAjxTrq3PHhFCLHAlTaCSlxIh0IvjDs2EMOE1DJpWf827TE1y3S2_4YPLvXZSLwd1cvqGlDFtkxWsU_RH90DTB3npipQcxKgJJQ1VE9O0QkmpW4RdTUMXAcw/s549/snake%20dead%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="549" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIa5zrj5aU_bK2PFuwVx3QXlCvsa9T43q2f9uhHKkUAySw2eTJQk6KwoX65FcRhZz1VbAjxTrq3PHhFCLHAlTaCSlxIh0IvjDs2EMOE1DJpWf827TE1y3S2_4YPLvXZSLwd1cvqGlDFtkxWsU_RH90DTB3npipQcxKgJJQ1VE9O0QkmpW4RdTUMXAcw/w356-h288/snake%20dead%205.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I got back to the house Karen had returned from dropping off Mark in Salida. While in town she'd picked up a birthday gift for me to share with Brownie, a "toy that makes scents for dogs". This one is beef flavored, and has "slobber wicking".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpH9jhNRx_cY8OgseOk9w-D4XrsiJxyuePVPi8_iDYqFAFr2bojCSdzBbDXS1HWWBiSwxYqawmaCIgpbFE4FNfQBYZJ9UJW1SW2TvViaiqtVP3THwvbPntseHKKayJZyYTLvGtWa1-sPDdgu3ICXb2M0PkAeM2LyT2S9aShFjWuNFVP1S2q4QVbafZw/s637/dog%20toy%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="637" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpH9jhNRx_cY8OgseOk9w-D4XrsiJxyuePVPi8_iDYqFAFr2bojCSdzBbDXS1HWWBiSwxYqawmaCIgpbFE4FNfQBYZJ9UJW1SW2TvViaiqtVP3THwvbPntseHKKayJZyYTLvGtWa1-sPDdgu3ICXb2M0PkAeM2LyT2S9aShFjWuNFVP1S2q4QVbafZw/w400-h275/dog%20toy%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What really cracked me up was the guarantee on the back </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(and which Karen hadn't noticed until I pointed it out to her!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW338MZYwmnZ-PkaERVhI7NwdK5tgp5IsJhlGcwLYdLtNpwQhWqKuxPX6BZaUbxbco3_3VFj7tH1q_pPtgldASkT06ZdLDCr49ZkUZHThcS45JMQ1ba3AC8N6aBfnV8gnamSxQzy307g4Rl0C6R_CGW8J1byg-DwN1fKIRNjO4TANtNSvsc_ReUoz8qQ/s426/dog%20toy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="421" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW338MZYwmnZ-PkaERVhI7NwdK5tgp5IsJhlGcwLYdLtNpwQhWqKuxPX6BZaUbxbco3_3VFj7tH1q_pPtgldASkT06ZdLDCr49ZkUZHThcS45JMQ1ba3AC8N6aBfnV8gnamSxQzy307g4Rl0C6R_CGW8J1byg-DwN1fKIRNjO4TANtNSvsc_ReUoz8qQ/w395-h400/dog%20toy%202.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-35614940049787827762022-08-30T07:41:00.000-07:002022-08-30T07:41:00.433-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> Despite all that chocolate before bedtime I slept just fine. In fact I went right to sleep last night without even listening to my audio book!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTNNAZRvtuxGs8gNSHnlmIs4RmoAokaHbBgqZB1hz5Z-omETDfY2iLodPlo62ObDsQAJuGOhzLJlEt4xIuWdcIRjQ1pM0lSeJ4e6yLyYxTO09WoPg0yjYZAModaOQuLwIRKQLovMzKUkOcHXWZpSGgFaitfFLjyt2PolWAdYvl4FMgVQYqY4Fy1X8og/s440/Where's%20Waldo%20audio%20book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="440" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTNNAZRvtuxGs8gNSHnlmIs4RmoAokaHbBgqZB1hz5Z-omETDfY2iLodPlo62ObDsQAJuGOhzLJlEt4xIuWdcIRjQ1pM0lSeJ4e6yLyYxTO09WoPg0yjYZAModaOQuLwIRKQLovMzKUkOcHXWZpSGgFaitfFLjyt2PolWAdYvl4FMgVQYqY4Fy1X8og/w231-h120/Where's%20Waldo%20audio%20book.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I opened my eyes at 6 this morning, which was on plenty of time to say goodbye to Mark before he lhad to leave at 6:45 to catch the bus to Denver for his flight home today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSaNo2KKOCy3hC8V6Npc5Abkg_2zm4Uo8PKeLCh_v6RumXbqG6_BoALhGZhFtYa_Iprf20g2b3srCYDnS9ZbZUtmlWKdYv5-HV76q-qpzRv0nTeZdt1PrH6zWM4Y9Yzj1UJ3mMoB_RDMBttaaS7jU3cJnHjzl8vOvBVNFfjbup3mYRzc9W6XuCyJ1_Q/s499/time%20to%20say%20goodbye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="499" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSaNo2KKOCy3hC8V6Npc5Abkg_2zm4Uo8PKeLCh_v6RumXbqG6_BoALhGZhFtYa_Iprf20g2b3srCYDnS9ZbZUtmlWKdYv5-HV76q-qpzRv0nTeZdt1PrH6zWM4Y9Yzj1UJ3mMoB_RDMBttaaS7jU3cJnHjzl8vOvBVNFfjbup3mYRzc9W6XuCyJ1_Q/w200-h133/time%20to%20say%20goodbye.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His choice of tees for today is one I seen in previous years, and there's a great story behind it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTAaXt9E9g-18HDA8tU6AFG_YM3PGm7bbp9pgz6C2tPFvdAf-hFRPaNAhB4dLJZEN1TaDq_bIQ7l18t3f89y5g9N2n9hbtHFitipOgdqlZeIf1Y_5xtz6_EDTauPCdqZ9bp7pwlyZEKwYgGw5XhHafjHU-kuKCD1QW1RY0PPKIH5YHl9L1zWIc8oLXA/s565/Mark%20tee%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTAaXt9E9g-18HDA8tU6AFG_YM3PGm7bbp9pgz6C2tPFvdAf-hFRPaNAhB4dLJZEN1TaDq_bIQ7l18t3f89y5g9N2n9hbtHFitipOgdqlZeIf1Y_5xtz6_EDTauPCdqZ9bp7pwlyZEKwYgGw5XhHafjHU-kuKCD1QW1RY0PPKIH5YHl9L1zWIc8oLXA/w340-h400/Mark%20tee%207.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i>The first pediatric radiology department
was at Boston Children's <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Hospital, which was gas lit at the time.
The X-ray machine needed <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>electric power but there was not yet an
electric-power company in <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Boston. However the nearby opera house put in
a generator for its lights, so <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>the hospital ran a line to the opera
house to get electricity. Unfortunately the <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>opera house only ran its generator when
it was doing an opera. So, in <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>the words of pioneering radiologist Percy
Brown, "No opera, no X-rays!"</i></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-35419008535195102052022-08-29T21:17:00.001-07:002022-08-29T21:17:43.508-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> Love starting my day with a soak in the Apple Pool! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehz4iyC3M_dmcGaWEQyBYyjrr2bDD4VhW5Zw8crRF_q-cM5_NeUnWFe-4uxKA1R34ETHUfySLv5zlXbQcGCTyhjlG_7NvdyDqHO93MYfqZjE9F96qpjdLOt7Ja43tJYgjqYupStxb8w965S9zELTVpeckyfv32DgEv1KsyNoFx_qedW8MxrycIY-7yQ/s300/soak.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="300" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehz4iyC3M_dmcGaWEQyBYyjrr2bDD4VhW5Zw8crRF_q-cM5_NeUnWFe-4uxKA1R34ETHUfySLv5zlXbQcGCTyhjlG_7NvdyDqHO93MYfqZjE9F96qpjdLOt7Ja43tJYgjqYupStxb8w965S9zELTVpeckyfv32DgEv1KsyNoFx_qedW8MxrycIY-7yQ/w232-h96/soak.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">After breakfast I dug a trench in hopes of preventing the road from becoming an aroyo when it pours, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQucp61dty7KZYb1UWoZqt1qvwp637kkuE43DstUroRcA_lczkt4JzEtLHNvFHD_UD-SfgpoP3hqV36ABM-sFoBVwhOXA1hhLQZjgcs4bXU85BtkJ2UmdBQO7ECVWnw3xEBV0htMQS1G47wluSwbr5jW09LHV4pUnFtESj-FYWu9yBulseOCsHKzOV3A/s406/arroyo%20park.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="406" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQucp61dty7KZYb1UWoZqt1qvwp637kkuE43DstUroRcA_lczkt4JzEtLHNvFHD_UD-SfgpoP3hqV36ABM-sFoBVwhOXA1hhLQZjgcs4bXU85BtkJ2UmdBQO7ECVWnw3xEBV0htMQS1G47wluSwbr5jW09LHV4pUnFtESj-FYWu9yBulseOCsHKzOV3A/s320/arroyo%20park.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">and hoped that Doug would approve of my efforts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebZa8sNPh7Gd4XiFxyHbUlTsFZDJ6Di5ZR0FDSIzVx5amGNvDgMxggGZMJQgmA74maDIBPuren3JQjGk_c12l8oEgvIZQRV6tLAFCdtj9xguho4UCqmtMxgy_atrWBv7p6jA5XTE-YxA-WOfub_0tGKbFdy5Pq5oE2mvkTbx5ObmPzHx1x9uvXD6QvA/s176/how%20did%20I%20do%20button.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="176" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebZa8sNPh7Gd4XiFxyHbUlTsFZDJ6Di5ZR0FDSIzVx5amGNvDgMxggGZMJQgmA74maDIBPuren3JQjGk_c12l8oEgvIZQRV6tLAFCdtj9xguho4UCqmtMxgy_atrWBv7p6jA5XTE-YxA-WOfub_0tGKbFdy5Pq5oE2mvkTbx5ObmPzHx1x9uvXD6QvA/s1600/how%20did%20I%20do%20button.jpg" width="176" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turns out he did - and then pointed me toward yet another spot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbKBaH8KfJHiCAbyvWqopekg5pvQ_NSqFncMGTRajJlGPhYA4SJOsY0qiPVI5kiTHIDJAik4ogJCgo2rGmgDPIsJb1oVAMklUQhG0Ag0RViZhNjlRpT6qSqoSV-5VnPuKt2uh3Ic_yL5kw5KAf0MwgB5CrTpMd_Ixo8I7IqlAfYVe4MD5wveXX6q0hQ/s314/point%20at.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="314" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbKBaH8KfJHiCAbyvWqopekg5pvQ_NSqFncMGTRajJlGPhYA4SJOsY0qiPVI5kiTHIDJAik4ogJCgo2rGmgDPIsJb1oVAMklUQhG0Ag0RViZhNjlRpT6qSqoSV-5VnPuKt2uh3Ic_yL5kw5KAf0MwgB5CrTpMd_Ixo8I7IqlAfYVe4MD5wveXX6q0hQ/w200-h102/point%20at.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But with only one more day left, I'm not sure I'll get that done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lpDcDILEpjYSTrCt5H7XwcUE1KHEnZvHwDEEOAwph4-u6ZpTagzk5wxYMpclzB_08WmqSFiY4PtHqqtz1sBM-y_DSce-p8xNJVNyX5h3X0qhMAD2gcwEpc4aM1WXtdwJKNU1D_A80U9cmXBj7dBacVdPdQvOBFTN9P1Uv6xJEGqacChfm__G7wZDrA/s244/just%20one%20more%20day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="177" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lpDcDILEpjYSTrCt5H7XwcUE1KHEnZvHwDEEOAwph4-u6ZpTagzk5wxYMpclzB_08WmqSFiY4PtHqqtz1sBM-y_DSce-p8xNJVNyX5h3X0qhMAD2gcwEpc4aM1WXtdwJKNU1D_A80U9cmXBj7dBacVdPdQvOBFTN9P1Uv6xJEGqacChfm__G7wZDrA/w145-h200/just%20one%20more%20day.jpg" width="145" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mark's tee-shirt translates to "It's All Greek to Me" -<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtjCrlXMe07asERGG0iLWms6_q9CVOnYhm-KSF3MINYVgrgijqpM6lacHeazhI9d7BYr8TT7PGJSIH2D6Kr5LgmbWjgDpCRkiMJUaFPtOLQQkus-eElV1CtHvKK6tbFczEzsEZr43t-wBOoY0ulpCUBkjFh5OOY6zbGMzGA8PQCImA0GQ8RRxp08Xrg/s640/Mark%20tee%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtjCrlXMe07asERGG0iLWms6_q9CVOnYhm-KSF3MINYVgrgijqpM6lacHeazhI9d7BYr8TT7PGJSIH2D6Kr5LgmbWjgDpCRkiMJUaFPtOLQQkus-eElV1CtHvKK6tbFczEzsEZr43t-wBOoY0ulpCUBkjFh5OOY6zbGMzGA8PQCImA0GQ8RRxp08Xrg/w300-h400/Mark%20tee%206.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and is Karen's tee "caws" for alarm?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UVdlbqKmQd6ECmt03FbTKlDIsk3JrCiNxKudqZw42zot0JkfCej_Lh5mJ2Wnvb4vxuEKLTGeeVMAYyaE6Fbx4GJCg1tZFnv6OoZEdeO1fUSPCOupsSNHzhPbzbKfkbIXH70aXv-1xTWvNBUdvdwHwRKyG80hVxNHigiLypoqNrQOg3qvbr265CWc-g/s726/Karen%20tee%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="558" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UVdlbqKmQd6ECmt03FbTKlDIsk3JrCiNxKudqZw42zot0JkfCej_Lh5mJ2Wnvb4vxuEKLTGeeVMAYyaE6Fbx4GJCg1tZFnv6OoZEdeO1fUSPCOupsSNHzhPbzbKfkbIXH70aXv-1xTWvNBUdvdwHwRKyG80hVxNHigiLypoqNrQOg3qvbr265CWc-g/w308-h400/Karen%20tee%202.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Suzanne came over this afternoon, and along with Karen we went up to the Party Pool for an afternoon soak. It was my first time up there this visit - </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf5hdXjzl986lbBz8qm0DQknD1d8oikQRxrqOzddxHsjmjwz_NRppBWI6ffhyTuMRHp3KVK-A8NY2L75Op2q4c6ogC6T4KOFZwYQpz96-Z6w0ACJUHRoGNcIxPaoPDUUxCjePzWLdGduNYkxjRWExQ-aJXNuCU0oqGL9xzs7s0jNdm2j04qU-RQUS6g/s300/gasp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf5hdXjzl986lbBz8qm0DQknD1d8oikQRxrqOzddxHsjmjwz_NRppBWI6ffhyTuMRHp3KVK-A8NY2L75Op2q4c6ogC6T4KOFZwYQpz96-Z6w0ACJUHRoGNcIxPaoPDUUxCjePzWLdGduNYkxjRWExQ-aJXNuCU0oqGL9xzs7s0jNdm2j04qU-RQUS6g/w200-h112/gasp.png" width="200" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">and I did struggle some on the trail, so it was definitely a good thing I had my cane with me!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0QolNyGSNVwgL2aYp6lLMiaI-DEirIljodKYKskxZVMoYSAOn97jY7shdzocBFiXg-jooJZLBfnwDtvko3lU_Td1reH-4HSrYxUiCY36cszx-ndGa3MTJfR1UwWUzt-vR6dURmUwe1aMJmEu1SZk05CZs6Me01JG-KHPggWQSGclKoiMcKUxsfxidA/s880/monkey%20walking%20with%20cane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="880" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0QolNyGSNVwgL2aYp6lLMiaI-DEirIljodKYKskxZVMoYSAOn97jY7shdzocBFiXg-jooJZLBfnwDtvko3lU_Td1reH-4HSrYxUiCY36cszx-ndGa3MTJfR1UwWUzt-vR6dURmUwe1aMJmEu1SZk05CZs6Me01JG-KHPggWQSGclKoiMcKUxsfxidA/w200-h200/monkey%20walking%20with%20cane.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Yesterday's snake was still "resting" on the rock this morning. (I thought the previous afternoon/evening downpour might have dislodged it, and Terry thought a critter might have eaten it.) </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifudDOtjNDc1dWsyaa7wmVtCjwBE3Bcj2ziP-4skvMfzTg70sUNR4dh750EmFjorPZSiqVvKy7fTOsMb27JR9N-nsIwNJsJ2RlbMbBuESqSwoNxWIyAEI4WfHcGPvJ2I2ImBTfaQm9BIHR91bJa4BShEPFvvkKI7bMUiJPvycS5BOdLdvN6f0GR3Ud-Q/s640/snake%204%20dead.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifudDOtjNDc1dWsyaa7wmVtCjwBE3Bcj2ziP-4skvMfzTg70sUNR4dh750EmFjorPZSiqVvKy7fTOsMb27JR9N-nsIwNJsJ2RlbMbBuESqSwoNxWIyAEI4WfHcGPvJ2I2ImBTfaQm9BIHR91bJa4BShEPFvvkKI7bMUiJPvycS5BOdLdvN6f0GR3Ud-Q/s320/snake%204%20dead.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Once it dries out some Suzanne will probably take it for Gavin. She stayed for dinner, so there were 8 of us tonight. Dinner was good, but my birthday cake for dessert was especially appreciated!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTmdHmYdu9pe0dm_D8LUUYCf_xJA4nq1kXV2KBeXtEzEA7miQpUwlI5XGv5rHapOSx_5RDNFOZflVcSXTwh2lMzxXIdD689VihHh9Em6wnJMsxdPii3ysCI4UyjR_FZCX35iFmUoVuSsH2xyaADZyhVSVYlY24sgQNt8O2uv3KdbWn4kOyT3P_BOr9A/s636/chocolate%20cake%20before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="636" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTmdHmYdu9pe0dm_D8LUUYCf_xJA4nq1kXV2KBeXtEzEA7miQpUwlI5XGv5rHapOSx_5RDNFOZflVcSXTwh2lMzxXIdD689VihHh9Em6wnJMsxdPii3ysCI4UyjR_FZCX35iFmUoVuSsH2xyaADZyhVSVYlY24sgQNt8O2uv3KdbWn4kOyT3P_BOr9A/s320/chocolate%20cake%20before.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Terry put raspberry preserves in between the layers (because I'd mentioned how I'm looking forward to the new raspberry girl scout cookies coming out in '23), and smothered it in her made-from-scratch icing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxSQabHKeK3th-yBiEFyUqCIR7_mlXI8ruE4e682lgTB0P6DiKkJe92dq8QmAiwnkIxS0FT7zH0MmYypoVUvyHXmBH3xb_XjUUwYMYbQyJF0Y9YHQWi7JPUI4DIJuJWwgPX86WZHNz-ZSTKuih60P2Zx8-52SNIdGKbqrfz0Xhvy9YaKGvHHOywjKgg/s640/cake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="640" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxSQabHKeK3th-yBiEFyUqCIR7_mlXI8ruE4e682lgTB0P6DiKkJe92dq8QmAiwnkIxS0FT7zH0MmYypoVUvyHXmBH3xb_XjUUwYMYbQyJF0Y9YHQWi7JPUI4DIJuJWwgPX86WZHNz-ZSTKuih60P2Zx8-52SNIdGKbqrfz0Xhvy9YaKGvHHOywjKgg/s320/cake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is ANYBODY surprised that I 'managed' to eat two slicess?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQiC9zILzgN83b2ZuPRMZf1UK1T2K_ry7DuFZTZaRTTn5xaRwEju8p28P9YYm3510n4OVoY1iTr9wPjkxl4ByqXEfRpfJpPqw10jORStafrND-CZ-Rh9FPBO6l9tf4wn1l3Uo3ico5SRmN73E8ag-qXP4UkodD8KkZJZUfpdbUdMZxHsLHlrt9qTq9A/s505/hippo%20dives%20into%20chocolate%20cake.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="447" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQiC9zILzgN83b2ZuPRMZf1UK1T2K_ry7DuFZTZaRTTn5xaRwEju8p28P9YYm3510n4OVoY1iTr9wPjkxl4ByqXEfRpfJpPqw10jORStafrND-CZ-Rh9FPBO6l9tf4wn1l3Uo3ico5SRmN73E8ag-qXP4UkodD8KkZJZUfpdbUdMZxHsLHlrt9qTq9A/s320/hippo%20dives%20into%20chocolate%20cake.png" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After all that chocolate, will I sleep tonight?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgjQNkkQq5dI4xwFN0Vks06rkMQLJlnjtIVdIpeqvd77-7pUslYhzhLAcf2n3H3YKuq6dRc5iKQT865DI4kTENNJ3gQ7fcL0Q_jgqd7-QjMePB5_3_zYzkui1izYtqjjGkpwYdOVFjy3wEb9iLL4HqoopURS2bAOi-QBiM88vfEtVOTkdUcTyQYipDg/s611/who%20cares.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="611" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgjQNkkQq5dI4xwFN0Vks06rkMQLJlnjtIVdIpeqvd77-7pUslYhzhLAcf2n3H3YKuq6dRc5iKQT865DI4kTENNJ3gQ7fcL0Q_jgqd7-QjMePB5_3_zYzkui1izYtqjjGkpwYdOVFjy3wEb9iLL4HqoopURS2bAOi-QBiM88vfEtVOTkdUcTyQYipDg/w293-h225/who%20cares.jpg" width="293" /></a></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-63369657732171565302022-08-29T07:20:00.002-07:002022-08-29T07:20:31.631-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> Richard has been doing the cooking since Elinor got sick, and he's gotten quite good at it. Even though it was his first attempt at dumplings, they came out great (with a little supervision from Terry.) </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbxC3_DI2nPIj9cMxNvkYFU2n0r7DxrfcxkabHOXNKpEa7zuCA9MbGUgNZrqr_ERlT2May31JGK5v_ZN6vljogwEaoiqxiI7zSukO5ABwX4IjiBdpUUMFcsAFmt4VplgrNgCFUn3HxpRp-OSOYO_pXuxLGW3KWerekEg_GPU4FqGkHhbwt5M46BOhyQ/s640/soup%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbxC3_DI2nPIj9cMxNvkYFU2n0r7DxrfcxkabHOXNKpEa7zuCA9MbGUgNZrqr_ERlT2May31JGK5v_ZN6vljogwEaoiqxiI7zSukO5ABwX4IjiBdpUUMFcsAFmt4VplgrNgCFUn3HxpRp-OSOYO_pXuxLGW3KWerekEg_GPU4FqGkHhbwt5M46BOhyQ/w300-h400/soup%202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JthDOsR_lBYfBg8ixstkCZM3abashrHKLeGFBJF-yNLG4jwZX73sP3zY1d0udkF3ld-u0bvlnJEK1BngLvxVM9hYFn6qgKEqCyYcUfb5s1oeZBzxNXsgcIbcXvZsM96EpguKWcBs7AF3NF2EapeNtF8ARvLhP2tktYznlhrm3z6FFDOO1KONx-qfXQ/s640/soup%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JthDOsR_lBYfBg8ixstkCZM3abashrHKLeGFBJF-yNLG4jwZX73sP3zY1d0udkF3ld-u0bvlnJEK1BngLvxVM9hYFn6qgKEqCyYcUfb5s1oeZBzxNXsgcIbcXvZsM96EpguKWcBs7AF3NF2EapeNtF8ARvLhP2tktYznlhrm3z6FFDOO1KONx-qfXQ/w300-h400/soup%203.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZo9paiyFA4mPvdjKvpiYVQBGGv-ye8sv0cFr3BpHkNf7AdDZI1y5zpFhVv3I82bsJ6sXWHauLZ00VsHHhgR77lPAzNatL78uJ4lMgxbZr6Q1PJlsL36PbU4tHNUoN4fFUKUuRt2Y3lqeqFhlyHneZhuQlUlEg4gnvCyPqC05gGSInzdtcBmfw2to5nQ/s640/soup%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZo9paiyFA4mPvdjKvpiYVQBGGv-ye8sv0cFr3BpHkNf7AdDZI1y5zpFhVv3I82bsJ6sXWHauLZ00VsHHhgR77lPAzNatL78uJ4lMgxbZr6Q1PJlsL36PbU4tHNUoN4fFUKUuRt2Y3lqeqFhlyHneZhuQlUlEg4gnvCyPqC05gGSInzdtcBmfw2to5nQ/w300-h400/soup%204.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His soup, with a cream base, had lots of goodies besides just chicken, and was definitely a hit with <i>everyone</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyg1YvHYQnfIpPCLk4vPOM9LJprLUVXYGS3ek5SWbynd6mRUWP7M3iQL89YyKpqIR6Sipe__hKmfWY8c63d6TZcsQ9Gkn06KcV1YLLer6cTG2TWEJYzTvEx_TKGivwlx2AAcvmXTBMR89MbXI0GweZHhOPunSNmZKkuCg5OnolQDv7b-M7sv0Fc10Hww/s640/soup%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyg1YvHYQnfIpPCLk4vPOM9LJprLUVXYGS3ek5SWbynd6mRUWP7M3iQL89YyKpqIR6Sipe__hKmfWY8c63d6TZcsQ9Gkn06KcV1YLLer6cTG2TWEJYzTvEx_TKGivwlx2AAcvmXTBMR89MbXI0GweZHhOPunSNmZKkuCg5OnolQDv7b-M7sv0Fc10Hww/w300-h400/soup%205.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was surprised, but definitely pleased, with how much Hilda ate - and in a most timely fashion. Most meals take an hour (or more) for her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVSM8X4N_bn06ZtSXVJ8LSoL98jq60BnW9BH22r8mCX_CIImLopgk6tqIZn0-EsP-OqwxKCWPvryB6a4pcwo20fl6xTvzO_3PAOeHchTs6MyePDlmnrzuvjbAERdT3m4bzmAuJ_m6jUrztL-0dkOTXgwWdDaSkapwzgtYUhxcYVD6xTiHEMyvuWy6qg/s1650/Slowly-but-Surely.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1650" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVSM8X4N_bn06ZtSXVJ8LSoL98jq60BnW9BH22r8mCX_CIImLopgk6tqIZn0-EsP-OqwxKCWPvryB6a4pcwo20fl6xTvzO_3PAOeHchTs6MyePDlmnrzuvjbAERdT3m4bzmAuJ_m6jUrztL-0dkOTXgwWdDaSkapwzgtYUhxcYVD6xTiHEMyvuWy6qg/w174-h134/Slowly-but-Surely.jpg" width="174" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dan had sent an assortment of veggies from his garden. He definitely has a green thumb; just look at the size of that mega onion!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPeAPxFUltEnQ2WDbhKxlFqmYIpdc26fA7d_D19HXz8Egyjt0FLA8Xgv3kvxNDuWR6fHEwcAmJ73d6XkCLZx1xyTQs3qN_Jd7YU42ZMWTftrYECPkKb-it8xP9Sogvv82z1lGDbe0-McqTv8ukYN0hQiiPSOPInw3eyYPIywcVfHww5LCabx9d0qMHA/s589/onion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="464" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPeAPxFUltEnQ2WDbhKxlFqmYIpdc26fA7d_D19HXz8Egyjt0FLA8Xgv3kvxNDuWR6fHEwcAmJ73d6XkCLZx1xyTQs3qN_Jd7YU42ZMWTftrYECPkKb-it8xP9Sogvv82z1lGDbe0-McqTv8ukYN0hQiiPSOPInw3eyYPIywcVfHww5LCabx9d0qMHA/w315-h400/onion.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her sisters had also brought Terry a glass octopus from Santa Fe </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">since she hadn't been able to join them on this trip ~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8vKHFiRWsES_EJYnyTUVMbY4J15_D8_u02TVUs31BbpGPP5c7rZOFsaJVr5WmKkSdjBYgE1kLfBxM5RBS5hb6DIjHEOF8Doq58xA18oN1MWstXBC8V9f7m3S-GYPYpQN-acvRpsZyPZGs9_hlq4CoTaJyo54XndlLX-qY1F_CxcOtzUT0mzqtnBWFA/s640/octopus%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="640" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8vKHFiRWsES_EJYnyTUVMbY4J15_D8_u02TVUs31BbpGPP5c7rZOFsaJVr5WmKkSdjBYgE1kLfBxM5RBS5hb6DIjHEOF8Doq58xA18oN1MWstXBC8V9f7m3S-GYPYpQN-acvRpsZyPZGs9_hlq4CoTaJyo54XndlLX-qY1F_CxcOtzUT0mzqtnBWFA/w400-h308/octopus%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NBK9re0RX12MbMtr4RPThfB1i4HhqApl3k8iw81bln-2Td2j-LK6FuC2K0eahAjgx3eYayUg7c1dH8DoZk8POTppiuQ4QQ_8-6dXImB5erSrT_faf0H5mY-D65-nmIdl_1CnKIP3DnPTQZQEF6Xy7qji-Q4nAZ0clZWW10uJHOrY_fG02Vc6BYQGBw/s640/octopus%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="640" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NBK9re0RX12MbMtr4RPThfB1i4HhqApl3k8iw81bln-2Td2j-LK6FuC2K0eahAjgx3eYayUg7c1dH8DoZk8POTppiuQ4QQ_8-6dXImB5erSrT_faf0H5mY-D65-nmIdl_1CnKIP3DnPTQZQEF6Xy7qji-Q4nAZ0clZWW10uJHOrY_fG02Vc6BYQGBw/w400-h325/octopus%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNKVytzd7lk4PR6fSel92eTbwmw1m2LZVgXumMo078YOWEafLnMGhb7fL2H832JkYUkmTU3HzC7e-RLeM6f_K6rAAt3Py3rlyNOwRU8-ArGxjx3Aw1mCIpnZtw6E3ZBIWOaRVy11IoCOMPFwFh1o9txYG3gwb4rAsDYCTHqed8WdSwYmcA-iOhC80LA/s640/octopus%209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="518" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNKVytzd7lk4PR6fSel92eTbwmw1m2LZVgXumMo078YOWEafLnMGhb7fL2H832JkYUkmTU3HzC7e-RLeM6f_K6rAAt3Py3rlyNOwRU8-ArGxjx3Aw1mCIpnZtw6E3ZBIWOaRVy11IoCOMPFwFh1o9txYG3gwb4rAsDYCTHqed8WdSwYmcA-iOhC80LA/w324-h400/octopus%209.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As expected we did eat late, finishing up dessert (another big hit, naturally) at 10:00. There had been some discussion about the effects of heavy rain, and the fact that it had <i>possibly</i> washed away some of my trail work. Since Mark goes up for his daily morning swim quite early, when it's still dark (and eshews a flashlight), I decided to check before heading to bed. But <b><u>I</u></b> have no issues with using a flashlight!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qjXYsfXxuvlZ6-sWDix2mxEgejJYV82GUVTq7H13qwcin1FcG71daVi5q-kuWOxiIktw3bm568rsFHv0lY65Kcr9HVpImXjB3uB2HUEKcVpQBrnDanmJZYm6Pw40O4GR3LERFTe6XuNuuQo5jQ7xROWs_ETMGeCnGcWVHmUFcfVWfPrUn9ocnwEOvQ/s251/flashlight%20beam.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="251" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qjXYsfXxuvlZ6-sWDix2mxEgejJYV82GUVTq7H13qwcin1FcG71daVi5q-kuWOxiIktw3bm568rsFHv0lY65Kcr9HVpImXjB3uB2HUEKcVpQBrnDanmJZYm6Pw40O4GR3LERFTe6XuNuuQo5jQ7xROWs_ETMGeCnGcWVHmUFcfVWfPrUn9ocnwEOvQ/w200-h123/flashlight%20beam.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My berm had held, so the trail had remained "pristine".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFs7YMj2eEpih1mqkfNZuFK_CwjQWGws7amtfBOXmv7gJx-TtFAmUwHdlJN_jVLI5kCXXeCNP_gMuvtWRImf5XoBhDxY8UqaZdxaSJwT_l1MGOk2psiWN7M4Wf9I1ui--RrPQOu4M7AJ9FBmgRHqalvFL0RSxTAdCmGaHk-8N4Fcn1hC0VgqHphrJGg/s1144/yes%20jump%20for%20joy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1144" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFs7YMj2eEpih1mqkfNZuFK_CwjQWGws7amtfBOXmv7gJx-TtFAmUwHdlJN_jVLI5kCXXeCNP_gMuvtWRImf5XoBhDxY8UqaZdxaSJwT_l1MGOk2psiWN7M4Wf9I1ui--RrPQOu4M7AJ9FBmgRHqalvFL0RSxTAdCmGaHk-8N4Fcn1hC0VgqHphrJGg/w200-h143/yes%20jump%20for%20joy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before Richard & Elinor left, Terry let them know that they "had" to come for dinner the next three nights since Monday will be Mark's last evening, Tuesday mine (when she will be making an early birthday celebration for me, with chocolate cake on the dessert menu), and Wednesday Karen's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's (almost) always a dinner party here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqRAGMEYqeH748d4vqcvFwO0VaBwYBxBam_EbWDUluigOA4xOWakke-KyKE3geVRI_x-EwUX5WcxfjnR_GUNB40BC4uquRZqEiGqkExO5Jo4rZUa9wrnlz715FC3JGYxpcra3HcnaRUzh4Nc59cTW1rzxw3H0C-2d_1r7zXrk98olD-OzzEnQGNI6kw/s1200/dinner%20party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1200" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqRAGMEYqeH748d4vqcvFwO0VaBwYBxBam_EbWDUluigOA4xOWakke-KyKE3geVRI_x-EwUX5WcxfjnR_GUNB40BC4uquRZqEiGqkExO5Jo4rZUa9wrnlz715FC3JGYxpcra3HcnaRUzh4Nc59cTW1rzxw3H0C-2d_1r7zXrk98olD-OzzEnQGNI6kw/w275-h172/dinner%20party.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Later this morning I'll venture over to see how my second project, still under construction, fared.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6WXJrXVl0gG7n2Q5qkKw1ODcZklEtU-vXgpgy5pHbl86aiPEcGva7RUkPd1NbQaUO8NF-rQNmf7747NU9VbSjw16kvvQM7kIdhuOfBqfLwPP-sWphtoHkCGrtx18lEP0hjQ6rYNVRad93syE4p_-rwYnNjCzmZv9RrNcEE_oboMd4T63_pHjvSkkzg/s343/under%20construction%20girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="147" data-original-width="343" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6WXJrXVl0gG7n2Q5qkKw1ODcZklEtU-vXgpgy5pHbl86aiPEcGva7RUkPd1NbQaUO8NF-rQNmf7747NU9VbSjw16kvvQM7kIdhuOfBqfLwPP-sWphtoHkCGrtx18lEP0hjQ6rYNVRad93syE4p_-rwYnNjCzmZv9RrNcEE_oboMd4T63_pHjvSkkzg/s320/under%20construction%20girl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't sleep as well last night as I have been since I got here, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we'll see what my energy level is later.</div></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-55818550623368772972022-08-28T17:05:00.000-07:002022-08-28T17:05:07.143-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> After dinner last night, when dessert was an absolutely decadent (from-scratch, of course) butterscotch custard, we started watching <i>Everything Everywhere All At Once. </i>It's an "insane adventure where one woman alone can save the world by exploring other universes connected with the lives she could have led." </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsgPZE-YG2LYOqQwlFskM1kZHHXeJs4ehPup_pj8hBNX8FPlLKcomJYRkHC5Iph8Rm-fQU1v6WjEw6oUCQ3w8LfT5vF_hz-GC31VZFrtnPrdGfHpg02pd6MyGtI_lAJyjxApl067s6PiIBnz3BcYhTnP3K39XgSgvNLuVSLz1iX1WhBX4jVJaGVwdmQ/s776/Everything%20Everywhere%20All%20At%20Once%20movie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="517" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsgPZE-YG2LYOqQwlFskM1kZHHXeJs4ehPup_pj8hBNX8FPlLKcomJYRkHC5Iph8Rm-fQU1v6WjEw6oUCQ3w8LfT5vF_hz-GC31VZFrtnPrdGfHpg02pd6MyGtI_lAJyjxApl067s6PiIBnz3BcYhTnP3K39XgSgvNLuVSLz1iX1WhBX4jVJaGVwdmQ/s320/Everything%20Everywhere%20All%20At%20Once%20movie.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Mark had been able to watch most of it on his flight from NY to Denver, and had been looking forward to viewing the ending. Unfortunately we got a late start (after 8:30) so by the time we were only halfway through the film it was nearing 10:00 and (no surprise) I was fighting to stay awake. I went upstairs to crash, and plan to watch it at home at a time when I'm more alert.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4scZ8qThVJci7MrEuVq9Obef3vyfCfbZiKCYubkv5Fb1I2-IDNElAFmGwy2lgJJJ9m7qCCxWWIi4cu4KYhXxgo58jheqAMT1t3WLOm8GYqZRsX5GPUXh2ZR0vf7Cuja2oATS3rnT-XOyQ7OHdjp-BcwLSg0DnDw3Z9Nmh5I3atjfGYqjyYzpuszMG7Q/s231/pay%20attention.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="218" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4scZ8qThVJci7MrEuVq9Obef3vyfCfbZiKCYubkv5Fb1I2-IDNElAFmGwy2lgJJJ9m7qCCxWWIi4cu4KYhXxgo58jheqAMT1t3WLOm8GYqZRsX5GPUXh2ZR0vf7Cuja2oATS3rnT-XOyQ7OHdjp-BcwLSg0DnDw3Z9Nmh5I3atjfGYqjyYzpuszMG7Q/w189-h200/pay%20attention.png" width="189" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I must have been tired - I slept in until 6:45 this morning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaz1rlf4r-wpQujGzHOA9OzeSyns5r9JzIeLRjIYSWva5BH9LfBD8yNj0b2fBamMHDXejMKinNQKY_NxVzCAUlWn91rz3FfQVWqR-NJFemH8Yg05OG21_9cYxWu4evkETUPIfk12LfaZHCzXgVECryvj33wM0mrCTqQg2npf7vQgs5-MHx4wfayTXiA/s679/sleep%20in.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="679" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaz1rlf4r-wpQujGzHOA9OzeSyns5r9JzIeLRjIYSWva5BH9LfBD8yNj0b2fBamMHDXejMKinNQKY_NxVzCAUlWn91rz3FfQVWqR-NJFemH8Yg05OG21_9cYxWu4evkETUPIfk12LfaZHCzXgVECryvj33wM0mrCTqQg2npf7vQgs5-MHx4wfayTXiA/w269-h176/sleep%20in.png" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's tee:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vIVDu4dYUy55LNKUSS4jOPF3sbWEw3_-KjVyQvxWa5pJSXLz9qikLTgPagMRdFiy7raAm28CmcPy-6WGKRKojq3KDDGozHKi-SVLc_rKYJXjPg9PaH8BbJNLUXrb6ZKAa88qjEIsaujad2zIQKWOXtnyF-ipPSFisYhh1hUqwkFnzmcYIDe8tGVh_Q/s648/Mark%20tee%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="648" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vIVDu4dYUy55LNKUSS4jOPF3sbWEw3_-KjVyQvxWa5pJSXLz9qikLTgPagMRdFiy7raAm28CmcPy-6WGKRKojq3KDDGozHKi-SVLc_rKYJXjPg9PaH8BbJNLUXrb6ZKAa88qjEIsaujad2zIQKWOXtnyF-ipPSFisYhh1hUqwkFnzmcYIDe8tGVh_Q/w400-h375/Mark%20tee%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my way up to soak this morning I found another small snake in the road. Sadly this one <i>hadn't</i> made it across before a vehicle came by and ran over it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_upm8G5LYQpFo1Zx_MYAvmL7NVEAOT9tZDyww7Fi9e7_tJu7G4XR9olt_WQSGQyaoI3m0_FRCWQAgZIPd68USnvZ9EgXkPDPq-OTT35XfebYYqvLYPaJZnvK-1_hJaDYI4Par0gVstKjt-ZGuQdojwVJO0nTDg_53QvZstKjEfEXvuZrDZLVNlOgWjQ/s640/snake%203%20sadly%20dead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_upm8G5LYQpFo1Zx_MYAvmL7NVEAOT9tZDyww7Fi9e7_tJu7G4XR9olt_WQSGQyaoI3m0_FRCWQAgZIPd68USnvZ9EgXkPDPq-OTT35XfebYYqvLYPaJZnvK-1_hJaDYI4Par0gVstKjt-ZGuQdojwVJO0nTDg_53QvZstKjEfEXvuZrDZLVNlOgWjQ/s320/snake%203%20sadly%20dead.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Especially enjoyed chatting with Jenny, a hospice nurse, while soaking this morning - and <i>loved</i> her experience about "being with" her dad when he died.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUojbx1y6fi4nFF_Ue_qfAsHkyMGeKyay1sAlvR448FOCL3RyOdDHlHvg_2rH57x9Rcva6WinpjuI3KOJ6DUQ2q1xfmWn4vdD1Zx5ziwa28VJ7i2VxA5Kl4krMHE5AEubL0dPV-bA07fyhxo3NDr9ZuPi6BDJ6JSTjqcGnCwJ2MY8SBk1Y6RwWS2QrQ/s633/hospice.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="633" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUojbx1y6fi4nFF_Ue_qfAsHkyMGeKyay1sAlvR448FOCL3RyOdDHlHvg_2rH57x9Rcva6WinpjuI3KOJ6DUQ2q1xfmWn4vdD1Zx5ziwa28VJ7i2VxA5Kl4krMHE5AEubL0dPV-bA07fyhxo3NDr9ZuPi6BDJ6JSTjqcGnCwJ2MY8SBk1Y6RwWS2QrQ/w256-h168/hospice.png" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was more rock/dirt work on today's agenda. When I went out Doug was also there shoveling dirt, which is when I learned that one of the berms I'd left undisturbed (didn't want to <u>cause</u> problems) actually needed to be removed. Had to laugh when he left, saying, "Don't work too long in the hot sun." Hot?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wfYkTCMgkfkm3wGy7sPKT5-3z_6Z3EJvRprueSEDQNkvYEaODVTTZTBu0HIivYovvTTgIx1IaaUZ3DtBmJI7Frg-TRU0UczoCa6fr19CQJgrWCpm8X6XM3m9ITwf5qQemltrmo5TZiAoQ7ynREVkP4Y-ClbkowxujOG8rmgcYEzJFORv2_edUBmX_Q/s191/ROFL%203.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="133" data-original-width="191" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wfYkTCMgkfkm3wGy7sPKT5-3z_6Z3EJvRprueSEDQNkvYEaODVTTZTBu0HIivYovvTTgIx1IaaUZ3DtBmJI7Frg-TRU0UczoCa6fr19CQJgrWCpm8X6XM3m9ITwf5qQemltrmo5TZiAoQ7ynREVkP4Y-ClbkowxujOG8rmgcYEzJFORv2_edUBmX_Q/s1600/ROFL%203.gif" width="191" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rain started around 4:00, and came down fairly hard at times. Tomorrow morning I'll check and see how's today's engineering fared.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96jp9-gB8A7s8ibYH7XELBti62fgZ22_a5o4O5ANR54KYMgCqFIiqLNL6_9V6gF3Ee4RQoXFyjHQiLPqx-7AGshpyLdywwOy8IcjEsXbLQWbH5isKBc4YRNMZbs5gnH4luo9QidJqk-lYjgsvKCMPTTwD7SpglK7i_0aeTpRGNDbHN4RrXfhXvsqrSw/s454/did%20it%20work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="454" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96jp9-gB8A7s8ibYH7XELBti62fgZ22_a5o4O5ANR54KYMgCqFIiqLNL6_9V6gF3Ee4RQoXFyjHQiLPqx-7AGshpyLdywwOy8IcjEsXbLQWbH5isKBc4YRNMZbs5gnH4luo9QidJqk-lYjgsvKCMPTTwD7SpglK7i_0aeTpRGNDbHN4RrXfhXvsqrSw/w200-h177/did%20it%20work.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also puttered around the house today, doing some cleaning here and there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0WCySmgcz2IkR7KVTtbVeJSrLZEI9FjRBHdq1ozHT5U1DpKvIRVr6FGixA2IPYHFhpRUDmzwZu0z_rC51sEuoXawgcnASXKkI-BwHDJSVGua397Q90MDBIdoDXT5aVhWjA_KNtGB5ebOoNphvq_GjKh5URLqajNDura6msRU4O70U5jSRbOa2hn3ew/s543/self-cleaning%20house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="521" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0WCySmgcz2IkR7KVTtbVeJSrLZEI9FjRBHdq1ozHT5U1DpKvIRVr6FGixA2IPYHFhpRUDmzwZu0z_rC51sEuoXawgcnASXKkI-BwHDJSVGua397Q90MDBIdoDXT5aVhWjA_KNtGB5ebOoNphvq_GjKh5URLqajNDura6msRU4O70U5jSRbOa2hn3ew/w192-h200/self-cleaning%20house.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Karen & Elinor will be back from their week of operas in Santa Fe in time for dinner, and Richard is bringing chicken soup with dumplings. For dessert Terry whipped up another peach pie (at Karen's request, because she was disappointed she missed out on the one we had earlier this week.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhjuxt0xgchOtBcx0kd_3yK2-NVtp83xDzBYFlcqruYC5QG4mBn8nCFdTebD1Gx9iFZj41EB-fKLZdUr-Z1P_dNcpE1jF9yL5PP0Qdi7oZabJHfQILLgs-HH543Mxv99q6_if-V6hX_GlY6gvL-wegGaaGlf0WMdR9G4u9MWbWpaDpzFlA9uQBv8Evw/s640/peaches%20before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhjuxt0xgchOtBcx0kd_3yK2-NVtp83xDzBYFlcqruYC5QG4mBn8nCFdTebD1Gx9iFZj41EB-fKLZdUr-Z1P_dNcpE1jF9yL5PP0Qdi7oZabJHfQILLgs-HH543Mxv99q6_if-V6hX_GlY6gvL-wegGaaGlf0WMdR9G4u9MWbWpaDpzFlA9uQBv8Evw/w400-h300/peaches%20before.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYzGTFlmY-DNIKy9ROpiqVp3F8CX2JmUNoaIpuimd9dDP5WREHGO-I85GpBIFX0LCXnYMcw-5XCnwUZZ91Oj1XpCR_ATxm8CoJa3Vhhwcq7-5tgEdRsdzRbL8HUmhIBPHeXYcwCl_rYmokM52TDNwxYhNRFjSRFCQTQWSVsOJonVVo3EMJkKVdav3uQ/s620/peach%20pie%20during%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="620" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYzGTFlmY-DNIKy9ROpiqVp3F8CX2JmUNoaIpuimd9dDP5WREHGO-I85GpBIFX0LCXnYMcw-5XCnwUZZ91Oj1XpCR_ATxm8CoJa3Vhhwcq7-5tgEdRsdzRbL8HUmhIBPHeXYcwCl_rYmokM52TDNwxYhNRFjSRFCQTQWSVsOJonVVo3EMJkKVdav3uQ/w400-h274/peach%20pie%20during%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back into the oven with the topping -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK-BIkB1ksIyvpr2XPGQPh5Ph4QxzNNtF6A9daSOdjIDkMijNxb4cM98YxUQLlHeIJrKHpmENCpg_tU6QaqvXa1zhic22WWx51ojuqelAyqjVaMEPDX2Y7tAoa3_3vcknEx0mFSzT4YfBVxJWO1NUcjNsQ4InelevTkiVemGFfcY-jWNoJTRX5ThKaQ/s637/peach%20pie%20during%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="637" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK-BIkB1ksIyvpr2XPGQPh5Ph4QxzNNtF6A9daSOdjIDkMijNxb4cM98YxUQLlHeIJrKHpmENCpg_tU6QaqvXa1zhic22WWx51ojuqelAyqjVaMEPDX2Y7tAoa3_3vcknEx0mFSzT4YfBVxJWO1NUcjNsQ4InelevTkiVemGFfcY-jWNoJTRX5ThKaQ/w400-h289/peach%20pie%20during%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the finished product:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMO2IsH2rjkohTPPXPOKS4gtZxct1XhaPsa3serygGAipu486-yq-HvWpwNMs1C6W7hB-gzSxZMMcYZrE5Bz6K1lCtvqjiqKaFW8J1Zphw35_ptB2dXBLaSDx5gsnJXaPN_pWEBcfpqk6_T2PkwH_LaVxWVTtfrOx5KORC9GMniXF7tfZcE0ax009zTA/s640/peach%20pie%20with%20topping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMO2IsH2rjkohTPPXPOKS4gtZxct1XhaPsa3serygGAipu486-yq-HvWpwNMs1C6W7hB-gzSxZMMcYZrE5Bz6K1lCtvqjiqKaFW8J1Zphw35_ptB2dXBLaSDx5gsnJXaPN_pWEBcfpqk6_T2PkwH_LaVxWVTtfrOx5KORC9GMniXF7tfZcE0ax009zTA/w400-h300/peach%20pie%20with%20topping.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027681283670665151.post-59397778488017856102022-08-27T14:36:00.001-07:002022-08-27T14:36:56.337-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> I took advantage of the sunny afternoon (though clouds are rolling in now) to take a walk up to Neil's rock. On the way I passed this trailer:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjf0dq5ApspcgwJAS9h5l-ZZR16lIYWeWBRM8L71SJ7GfLaQcFP5cIvO6Fkwl9D1PUeKp_w_hZyT8gQH_gH1MsJ-pixmgZ_RLH5v9Z8Y7kWr45KKNxQaPI6l9Yujezcf_iN8WnX8jZ6JQpiS5dOulsEDSTpCxEoOpYbaxDkTBTn3x0j-HXn1mB2z4TA/s710/Happy%20Place.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="532" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjf0dq5ApspcgwJAS9h5l-ZZR16lIYWeWBRM8L71SJ7GfLaQcFP5cIvO6Fkwl9D1PUeKp_w_hZyT8gQH_gH1MsJ-pixmgZ_RLH5v9Z8Y7kWr45KKNxQaPI6l9Yujezcf_iN8WnX8jZ6JQpiS5dOulsEDSTpCxEoOpYbaxDkTBTn3x0j-HXn1mB2z4TA/w300-h400/Happy%20Place.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walked the camping loop that Brownie and I did each morning and evening over the previous summers, though "probably" at a slower pace. I was able to snap this shot of the toasty Upper Apple Pool from above since it was empty on a warm sunny afternoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTn0TGQGoLrqTqwU4DgOM5buJsUVQrkNzwuzQgFUrjhc4IkpxzaDPgJ1M1YPdSEZFYia9w2iRykOSeHIE-LlgWOOrv3kRJRfbYhLeiW1UsWv9R5PFYyAnLKPhW2f8tkeOEJX3S4UiqSJkK6rDCQYp7dfFRRE2ymYbdcp4Jr5-GsOzWThEqqx3Hz8q2Vw/s765/Apple%20Pool%20from%20above.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="765" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTn0TGQGoLrqTqwU4DgOM5buJsUVQrkNzwuzQgFUrjhc4IkpxzaDPgJ1M1YPdSEZFYia9w2iRykOSeHIE-LlgWOOrv3kRJRfbYhLeiW1UsWv9R5PFYyAnLKPhW2f8tkeOEJX3S4UiqSJkK6rDCQYp7dfFRRE2ymYbdcp4Jr5-GsOzWThEqqx3Hz8q2Vw/w400-h224/Apple%20Pool%20from%20above.jpg" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spots along the creeks are so photogenic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXqpKxLiHAmGqIbQirup-3EDc4biITl9YJggVoGGfNLwUXP0qRfQU5wlfuqN0UOvtNmWXyKm1fA7WP_5oDMu-6aEX7rY9HrEUjbzibS6I6_0AeFdIJ2TBMYMd6BGAEYhVK020ZakiqlvesLVTYZOJDKG9Dg-q4zuGA-Nuo9v2tiu76NvdiiBdOHGzeg/s678/creek.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="587" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXqpKxLiHAmGqIbQirup-3EDc4biITl9YJggVoGGfNLwUXP0qRfQU5wlfuqN0UOvtNmWXyKm1fA7WP_5oDMu-6aEX7rY9HrEUjbzibS6I6_0AeFdIJ2TBMYMd6BGAEYhVK020ZakiqlvesLVTYZOJDKG9Dg-q4zuGA-Nuo9v2tiu76NvdiiBdOHGzeg/w346-h400/creek.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Came upon Doug, working to loosen some decades-old rusted bolts so he could do a repair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxUDstpJAVoutcleeyAiiT2GWqdyb148Bmv480hLl9FsKwoZ8pjc9Fm0HhWzYAY95iATRIi2ujGwA6MMPeH_J2w1Fmft6jLKxuE_Q8P1HJI8FKRZ8g6nnSdKlGFpO_4Wh_fL7FUftTCA68fy0i15fmAMr5uy-WRB_uKG4YnA0hn22j74EqA-7EXsH1Q/s638/Doug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="517" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxUDstpJAVoutcleeyAiiT2GWqdyb148Bmv480hLl9FsKwoZ8pjc9Fm0HhWzYAY95iATRIi2ujGwA6MMPeH_J2w1Fmft6jLKxuE_Q8P1HJI8FKRZ8g6nnSdKlGFpO_4Wh_fL7FUftTCA68fy0i15fmAMr5uy-WRB_uKG4YnA0hn22j74EqA-7EXsH1Q/w324-h400/Doug.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not surprisingly, the swimming pool was a happening place on a Saturday afternoon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTxwgr6axwput819paSpkRgHWEeL9v1U0H97-YCWfTBxDHsbTcEd0HJCUeWKxnpXQzNCMZwPjr-oBx92UowOz9OUFqEXTZ9O07lbxAWpj49-Vi6njMNzHk3ivXcRDDAaUrZXZR_s1Ph8kI_smEung5iyvV4uWMfES79LduPaOJnQ7Nh7ADSqZxt6_bA/s220/happening%20place.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="109" data-original-width="220" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTxwgr6axwput819paSpkRgHWEeL9v1U0H97-YCWfTBxDHsbTcEd0HJCUeWKxnpXQzNCMZwPjr-oBx92UowOz9OUFqEXTZ9O07lbxAWpj49-Vi6njMNzHk3ivXcRDDAaUrZXZR_s1Ph8kI_smEung5iyvV4uWMfES79LduPaOJnQ7Nh7ADSqZxt6_bA/s1600/happening%20place.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, as I was passing the kiddie pool, I rescued this little guy from the trail. I'd originally thought to take him back up to the pool to show some of the kids, but since he acted <i>less</i> than pleased <g> about being handled I released him into the grass as soon as I took his picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQI8kE7ws466o3XlOJ2QkWbFxUP589EaGGIL1gTjHg7GKIfbbkO1QWb7sodN-1XiDsYOrYdAJg7x1vzb1QnSYZn2--zi2ggWjjoV1GbrGoZcgbqYJvRGdXQ7dwESnr9f8FC_vBuaewkqMpgMVPqqaVPQdOJagX1yIvAU-jgrWDP9fL-PoKIGfJ-KJBSw/s519/snake%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="411" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQI8kE7ws466o3XlOJ2QkWbFxUP589EaGGIL1gTjHg7GKIfbbkO1QWb7sodN-1XiDsYOrYdAJg7x1vzb1QnSYZn2--zi2ggWjjoV1GbrGoZcgbqYJvRGdXQ7dwESnr9f8FC_vBuaewkqMpgMVPqqaVPQdOJagX1yIvAU-jgrWDP9fL-PoKIGfJ-KJBSw/w316-h400/snake%201.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not more than a minute later, I came upon another little one in the road by the sauna. I was going to move him to safety, but he did that all by himself before I could pick him up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQyyqVFXmMI8QoPSVXbTKQ5GyIPzsnOe4HpoLKsGlVza8qeP289TR7IzH6aL3ASa6Kwir4ZqL26PR0tK9f8HtbjxSpejRKfPAuBIJe3A2WNWgyvu8Hj_AaSWRNV3tGOPCYAf_YY_ljB_QlUKewAJzOwTWnd9brRCLQU_zkpjCdxeUM32S9xdj7XZi7w/s412/do%20it%20myself.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="412" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQyyqVFXmMI8QoPSVXbTKQ5GyIPzsnOe4HpoLKsGlVza8qeP289TR7IzH6aL3ASa6Kwir4ZqL26PR0tK9f8HtbjxSpejRKfPAuBIJe3A2WNWgyvu8Hj_AaSWRNV3tGOPCYAf_YY_ljB_QlUKewAJzOwTWnd9brRCLQU_zkpjCdxeUM32S9xdj7XZi7w/w200-h84/do%20it%20myself.png" width="200" /></a></div>Bobbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337139399661750611noreply@blogger.com0